Quote Originally Posted by scarimports View Post
Petrol is so high here atm this was even in our news today and i pay more as i have to use 97 upwards octane super unleaded fuel.

Fuel prices 'head for highest level ever' - Yahoo! Finance UK

As for diesel most cars on the road here are diesel and it has been that way for years now.
Sweet! I was hoping you'd come in here. I have a few questions, I wanna understand the situation over there a little bit better...

Is the price of petrol charged per liter or per gallon? What is the price for unleaded?

What would you say is the average distance driven to work over there? For example, I drive about 80km a day for work, 5 days a week. I want to say the average is about 40km a day here per person per day

How efficient is public transit in the UK, and how many people would you think use it? The public transportation system in the US is almost unusable with the exception of New York City and San Fransisco.

I understand very few people over there drive trucks and SUVs as commuter vehicles (back and fourth to work, friends house, movies/dinner, etc.) is this true? I think Americans for the large part have adopted this mentality that its simply unsafe (or even less masculine) to drive anything smaller than a Lincoln Navigator. As a result, you see a lot of SUVs and full size trucks being driven like daily drivers

Do you have a government mandated minimum wage any employer has to pay his employees?