Monthly Archives: December 2006

Consumer watchdog misses metric opportunity

Posted on 2006-12-15 by Erithacus

BBC Radio 4 has missed a golden opportunity to to do some real consumer education and help shoppers to obtain value for money by understanding and using “unit pricing” – i.e. prices per kg, litre, metre etc [article contributed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer affairs, Law, Media | 10 Comments

Wouldn’t life be simpler

Posted on 2006-12-15 by philh

If we could use one unit for distance, height, width, length etc on our roads?

Posted in Road signs | 7 Comments

Welcome to ‘Metric Views’

Posted on 2006-12-15 by admin

Welcome to ‘Metric Views’, a UK Metric Association website. This website aims to provide information and comment about the UK’s transition to the global metric system of measurement, and to show why the UK should complete the changeover as quickly … Continue reading →

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