Metrication Information

These are sites run by government departments, independant organisations and individuals to provide information on the metric system and it's use.

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#	Web Link	Hits
1	Euro-myths (Metric) This is a page from the website of Andrew Duff, Liberal Democrat MEP for East of England.	244
2	The Metric Kitchen A US based site with information about cookery in metric units. Shame they have to give oven temperatures in Fahrenheit as well as Celsius... but then perhaps American ovens don't have a metric scale!	368
3	Trading Standards Institute - Comment on EU announcement (12 Sep 2007) This PDF document was released by the Trading Standards Institute just after the EU announcement on September 11 2007 about the use of imperial units in the UK and is useful for clarifying the current legal position with regard to weights and measure	249
4	Think Metric A good place to go if you want to know how easy it is to metricate yourself!	287
5	The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 Current UK laws relating to road signs and road markings.	377
6	Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) Home page of the organisation responsible for the metric system.	320
7	Go Metric Irish metrication site. See how easilly our closest English-speaking neighbours managed to convert.	323
8	metre.info Complete reference of metric weights and measures	354
9	DTI Metrication Page The Department of Trade and Industry Metrication page. Links to laws, historical information and advice for traders and consumers.	238

Should Fahrenheit be allowed in UK weather forecasts and news reports?

	No
	Only as supplementary to Celsius
	Yes