The pricing of milk should be simple and clear, for milk is a staple item in every household. In reality, confusion often reigns.
A recent check on prices of semi-skimmed milk in and around London N10 revealed the following:
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Martin Vlietstra, a frequent contributor to MetricViews, passes on some misgivings about on the 2010 London Marathon.
The countdown to the 2010 Virgin London Marathon has already begun – anybody who is planning to enter should have started their...
As expected the Business Department has refused to permit sales of draught beer and cider in convenient metric measures – but its reasoning is bizarre.
Background – fixed package sizes
In October 2008 the then National Weights and Measures...
The Department for Transport (DfT) is failing to address the needs of Welsh road users, and international traffic, when considering road sign designs in its Traffic Signs Policy Review.
Many UK road signs use improvised English language abbreviations...
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced its intention to finally end the use of imperial-only width and height restriction signs on Britain’s roads.
The long-overdue official acknowledgement that road safety can be improved by using metric...
