From the data I've found, this is incorrect. The average US household spends 4% of it's pretax income on gas, whereas the average British household spends aroun

From the data I've found, this is incorrect. The average US household spends 4% of it's pretax income on gas, whereas the average British household spends around 10% http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=9831 http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=9831 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2127644/Worlds-expensive-petrol-hotspots-revealed-Norway-tops-charts--does-Britain-make-ten.html http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2127644/Worl...