[Hirsute]

Unsurprisingly biased.

Strangely constructed. I added my own option for one of the questions.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/choice-on-units-of-measurement-markings-and-sales

Still, saves governement time looking at road safety.

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[hawkinspeter]

Rich_cb wrote:

Rich_cb wrote:

IMO it makes sense to sell things that have standards based on imperial units in imperial units (eg lumber) and anything else in metric. More than happy to leave it to the free market to decide what people want. Doubt we’ll see much change at all.

I’d go for using metric for everything just to avoid confusion. By all means call it 2×4, but have the actual size specified in mm (which I think it is anyway). Similarly, there’s nothing wrong with being sold a “pint” as long as it’s measured in ml.

Imperial units are awkward to use and have a dodgy name as well, so let’s just stop using them for actual measuring even if we continue to refer to a pint of milk etc.

[TheBillder]

chrisonatrike wrote:

chrisonatrike wrote:

What the change will do is allow any government to trot out such “victories” fairly regularly over the next decade or so, and say “we told you so” when the EU makes some gaffe / the latest round of corruption and waste is exposed there.

I must say I am very relieved to be able to quantify the produce left in the fields to rot (because British workers are too lazy / not poor enough to want jobs harvesting it) in cwt or bushels rather than pesky horrid French kilogrammes.

[chrisonabike]

I almost got blagged the last

I almost got blagged the last trip to the supermarket:

https://www.beer52.com/shop/product/1007

[mdavidford]

Is that a no to one of these

Is that a no to one of these then?

[Rich_cb]

IMO it makes sense to sell
IMO it makes sense to sell things that have standards based on imperial units in imperial units (eg lumber) and anything else in metric.

More than happy to leave it to the free market to decide what people want. Doubt we’ll see much change at all.

[chrisonabike]

I don’t think it’s got

I don’t think it’s got anything to do with this section of legislation but I’d definitely question a pint of beer and milk.  But then it’s a no from me to Baileys also.

[Anonymous]

Don’t get the uproar. I run
Don’t get the uproar. I run and ride in miles (K’s are for people who want to make out they’ve done more) , drink beer and milk by the pint, tell the temperature in °C, if i made a cake I’d use whatever measurements the recipe was in.
I think pretty much everybody switches between metric and imperial depending on their own preferences.
I was never taught imperial at school so that argument is pretty much void as far as I’m concerned. Seems to be a lot of wasted energy pointlessly moaning for the sake of it.

[chrisonabike]

Yup, although it’s still

Yup, although it’s still “early days” no doubt (decades of consequences) I’m pleased to see some major benefits of this change filtering through already:

• You will no longer be arrested for ordering a “pint”.
• You’ll be able to have a different colour passport.
• You’ll be soon able to benefit from freer trade with Vietnam (of note for cyclists).
• Nigel Farage has become irrelevant.

What the change will do is allow any government to trot out such “victories” fairly regularly over the next decade or so, and say “we told you so” when the EU makes some gaffe / the latest round of corruption and waste is exposed there.

[Hirsute]

Apart from the trading

Apart from the trading standards officers who need new equipment to check everything is calibrated correctly. That will put costs up and be passed back to the consumer.

It’s just another big distraction from the serious issues.

[mdavidford]

Awavey wrote:

Im not sure what the point of the consultation is

Giving the government the opportunity to shout loudly about ‘benefits of Brexit’ and distract people from talking about other more problematic things.

[Awavey]

do you buy milk or beer in

do you buy milk or beer in pints, or buy it in litres ? do you ask for a quarter pounder burger or 113g ?

Im not sure what the point of the consultation is, or even if its that big a thing anyway it just seems to something that creates excitable people on both sides of the debate, when really the majority of us (and that includes people who have only ever been taught metric systems in school) switch between metric & imperial in our daily lives with no issue whatsoever

the government just needed to quietly remove the legal bar on selling loose food in metric measures, and let the market decide what it wants to do, I suspect it would carry on as it is now comfortably trading in metric and imperial.

[David9694]

A few market traders – that’s

A few market traders – that’s all. What an irrelevance!!

And purveyors of pedals, ball bearings, headsets!!

[mdavidford]

All your 700Cs might become

All your 700Cs might become 29ers.

[Rendel Harris]

mark1a wrote:

I was looking for a cycling reference and couldn’t find one. 

It clearly affects all cyclists, I want to retain my right to go distances in kms but still climb in feet!

[mark1a]

hirsute wrote:

Tea Stop

You want to talk but you don’t want to talk about bikes? do it here!

Ah yes I see, thanks. 

[Author]

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