I'm sure the early 70's too, fuel, gas & electric shortage, along with a 3 day week, bin strikes and decimilization.... I was born in '70, but still remember the electric going off around tea time, bin bags on the streets etc....
I remember Walton High School ( called Walton comprehensive in the days when I was the first year in there ) suffering with no heating when they couldn't obtain coal for the boilers during the miners strike.
We had to go by coach to Blessed Bill's each day , and what a shock to the system that was with prefects & strict rules we weren't used to
Then later in 70's we had a 3 day week when I was working MRI/ GEC measurements .
I still have candles now , which we bought whenever we could find any to buy , for the power cuts. We sat in the dark when we could to save what candles we had, hence still having them in the cupboard.
I remember when I used to fill up every night in the garage next to Southend club ( near silkmore Lane co-op nowadays) before going to see hubby in Wednesbury , because my little mini would only just about get me there & back in the adapted tank.
Petrol shortage came in late 70's , I went to fill up on a Saturday morning, instead of the evening, on my way to Wednesbury and was turned away as " not a regular, we've never seen you before"