
Record?
Joe Dembrowski of Cheltenham has claimed the British fuel economy record for cars on public roads. Under observation, his Pirelli-shod Fiat 500D travelled 96.59 miles on a gallon of petrol.
PARKING METERS IN JEOPARDY
We heard someone remark the other day that if the children of this country suddenly decided to open ” home-safe ” bank accounts and collected 6d. pieces for them in no time at all Britain’s costly parking meters would be rendered redundant due to scarcity of coinage. The very thought of it keeps us awake at nights!