Petrol Rationing - 1973 | The Archivist Presents | #314

There are still petrol problems here in the UK. We may have to ration it... Here’s how they were planning to do that in 1973. Petrol ration books are issued in anticipation of possible rationing. GV Post Office Tower, car going past in f/g pan to people standing outside PO. SV TS people standing outside PO, SV people into PO. SV people queuing at counter for Ration Books. CU documents (Logbook & Tax Disc) hand over counter. CU GPO counterman. CU documents back to man. SV another man at counter wearing crash helmet receiving Ration Ticket. CU man wearing crash helmet. CU documents back with book, man opens ration book. SGV interior PO. CU policeman. CU policeman looking through ration book. SV ditto pan up to policeman’s face. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive. Story number is: BM99551 Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: