EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 MIN
How did we deal with a fuel crisis 50 years ago?
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It's not the first time there's been pain at the pumps. In the late 1970s the answer was carless days, but people found ways to cheat the system and fuel use barely dropped. The minister who oversaw it says he got a lot of criticism - but he doesn't regret it - and he has some advice for the government now. Kim Baker Wilson reports.
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It's not the first time there's been pain at the pumps. In the late 1970s the answer was carless days, but people found ways to cheat the system and fuel use barely dropped. The minister who oversaw it says he got a lot of criticism - but he doesn't regret it - and he has some advice for the government now. Kim Baker Wilson reports.
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How did we deal with a fuel crisis 50 years ago?
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