This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Petition Consistently implement the Metric System across the UK

The Metric system has only been partially integrated into public life. We measure fuel in litres, speed in mph. Government policy is beer is sold in pints, while other alcohol such as spirits & wine to be sold in litres & ml. The government should implement the metric system in all law & regulation.

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The discrepancy in selling of alcohol:
https://www.gov.uk/weights-measures-and-packaging-the-law/specified-quantities

Examples (as recent as 2000 in the UK) of where conversion errors have caused issues with infrastructure and technology:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27509559

Inconsistency in non metric measurements - the difference between UK and US Imperial measurements:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/ma21impe-l1-f-converting-imperial-and-metric

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