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UK Metric Association
AbbreviationUKMA
Formation1999 (Constitution adopted in 2002)
TypeAdvocacy group
PurposePromote metrication in the United Kingdom
Websiteukma.org.uk

The UK Metric Association, or UKMA, is an advocacy group in the United Kingdom that argues for completion of metrication in the United Kingdom and advocates the use of the metric system among the general public in the UK.

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Geoffrey Howe

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Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 "International Experience". UK Metric Association. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2015...

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