When Rationing Ended in Britain?

On July 4, 1954, while Americans celebrated their independence by gorging on hot dogs, the British celebrated being allowed to gorge on hot dogs. That day the U.K. officially ended 14 years of food rationing imposed at the dawn of World War II.

What was the last thing to be rationed in the UK?

Meat was the last item to be de-rationed and food rationing ended completely in 1954. One way to get rationed items without coupons, usually at greatly inflated prices, was on the black market.

When did rationing finally end in Britain?

4 July 1954: Meat and all other food rationing ended in Britain.