EU Myths
Brussels will stop UK using miles and pints
MYTH!
Going metric is not the result of EU membership. The drive for alignment with global moves in this direction was started by a British government more than 40 years ago – in 1965, eight years before the United Kingdom joined the EU.
The EU’s most recent involvement has been to ensure that EU legislation recognises the UK’s pint, mile and troy ounce for as long as the UK wishes to continue using them.