Dan,
These cases are "headline grabbing" cases.
Each council/borough/city etc is different. I know plenty of small shops
that still use imperial only -
For instance - my Town never gets into the newspapers!
Some areas are more keen on shutting down filthy kebab shops and shops that
sell dangerous toys or pornograph to kids than go around confiscating
weighing machines.
Sometimes its as simple as that
From: "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:33310] Re: A Pound of Bananas
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:04:12 -0400
What was the end result of their convictions? Except for Steve Thoburn,
are the rest back in business now conducting their business lawfully or do
they continue to defy the law?
Dan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Simpson"
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To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, 2005-06-21 17:29
Subject: [USMA:33309] Re: A Pound of Bananas
In order to keep within the law a trader has to be able to sell fruit and
vegetables to their customers by metric weight. But, for example, prices
can
still quite legally be displayed as a price per pound provided that the
price per metric unit of weight is also displayed with equal or greater
prominence. Where items are sold by number, not weight, then no metric
measurement is required.
Steve Thoburn was convicted of two offences of using weighing equipment
that
was not stamped by a Weights and Measures Inspector. The stamps had been
obliterated because the scales were not capable of weighing in the metric
system.
Colin Hunt was convicted of six offences of failing to display a unit
price
per kilogram. In addition, he was convicted of four offences of delivering
a
lesser quantity of goods than corresponded with the price charged.
John Dove was convicted of two offences of failing to display a unit price
per kilogram and of two offences of using a scale that was only capable of
weighing in the imperial system.
Julian Harman was convicted of two offences of failing to display a unit
price per kilogram and of two offences of using a scale that was only
capable of weighing in the imperial system.
Peter Collins appealed against conditions on his street trading licence.
These conditions, in effect, required him to sell his goods in metric
quantities but also permitted him to use imperial quantities as
supplementary units.
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