The Price of Petrol

...or gas to you Americans!


Have a read...


At the moment, we're paying around £1.45 per litre of petrol.


Remember - this is pounds, not dollars; and this is litres, not gallons.


If a gallon is approximate to 4 litres, and if the British pound is worth $1.619, (I feel like a Maths teacher) then the equivalent is...


....are you ready for this?


$9.39 per gallon.


Have you guys from across the Pond recovered? Have you applied the smelling salts? You revived?


Because we're just about done. Finished. Finito.


That's what we're paying.


I'm not an economist. I'm not a politician. But how does anyone expect an economic recovery to take place when we are being taxed to this extent on one of our most basic commodities?


C'mon you guys in Whitehall:  Give us a break.