Petition · past parliament
Retain the UK's use of the metric system for measurements
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
In post-Brexit Britain, it has been announced that the Imperial system of measurements will return in various instances, such as shops. I want to urge the government to reconsider this, and instead implement a more committed transition to the metric system, in line with most other nations.
The Imperial system is an outdated, nonsensical system when compared to the metric system. Metric units are more organised and easier to understand, convert, and use. Returning to the Imperial system is foolish, when most people under 40 cannot understand these units. Most of the world uses the metric system, so why would we purposely distance ourselves from such a standardised system? Why make our lives harder for no reason apart from sheer and useless jingoism?
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 18 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Sep 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.