gas rationing
Limited pump access
Gas rationing is government-imposed limits on how much fuel individuals or businesses can purchase, typically during wartime or supply crises.
Rationing systems often use coupons or cards that entitle holders to a fixed amount per period: During World War II, gas rationing meant most Americans could only drive for essential trips.
The phrase sometimes appears in debates about energy policy or emergency planning.
- fuelEnergy source material
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- filling stationFuel retail establishment
- couponsRedeemable discount certificates
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
World War II · queues · pumps · WWII · embargo · conservation · running on empty · allocation · scarcity · gallons · restrictions · hoarding · price gouging · panic · oil crisis · 1970s · lines · wait in line
- wartimewar economy, war bonds, war effort, evacuations, home front
- WWII Homefrontwar bonds, victory gardens, war effort, scrap drives, blackouts
- fuel policycarbon tax, fuel economy, fuel efficiency, price controls, fossil fuel ban