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自2000年1月1日起英国除少数度量衡单位仍可使用英制外,将全面改用公制。自元月1日起商店停止使用英制度量衡单位,违反规定者将罚2000到5000英镑。英国建筑业和机械业已完全换用公制,但纺织业才开始改用公制。土地登记仍可使用英亩。但散装货物,不能再使用磅或盎司,天然气和汽油不能再使用千卡,回收瓶装的啤酒、果汁、矿泉水等不能再使用液体量盎司。由于计价单位改变,英国有上万零售商必须更换生产工具和度量衡器具。
As of January 1, 2000, the United Kingdom will make full use of the metric system except for the few metric units that can still use the British system. Stores that have ceased to use British units of measure since January 1 will be fined between £ 2,000 and £ 5,000. The British construction and machinery industries have completely switched to the metric system, but the textile industry began to switch to the metric system. Acres can still be used for land registration. However, bulk cargoes can no longer be used in pounds or ounces, gas and petrol can no longer be used in kcal, and bottled beers, juice, mineral water, etc. can no longer be used in quantities of ounces. Due to changes in pricing units, tens of thousands of retailers in the UK must change production tools and weights and measures.