LPG, heating oil, solid & other fuels

Hi all, Moved into a house in Jan that has a bulk LPG tank, which was previously supplied (and the tank is owned by) Calor. The contract they were really keen for me to sign was quite a restrictive lock in one and after speaking and a bit of negotiating they dropped the standing charge and discounted the pence per litre by…

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I realise none of us have a reliable crystal ball to predict the future but what are your thoughts on what might happen to heating oil prices over the next few months? We probably have enough oil to see us through until early March next year. Unless the situation in the Middle East escalates significantly in the next few…

Not combi. Currently heating on 8am off at 10pm. Water heated into tank an hour a day 9am to 10am. Does it matter how it's set up with heating on first, water on first or both start at same time?

My contract with Flogas ends in two weeks. I have given them 42 days notice that I no longer need LPG and requested tank removal. Basically they are saying I have to pay £550 plus vat or continue paying tank rental and keep the tank in the garden. They do have clauses in the small print of there contracts about the uplift…

We've recently had our LPG boiler removed and replaced with an ASHP as part of the ECO scheme, as such the LPG tank in the front garden is now redundant and needs to go. We had a contract with Avanti Gas which expired in January and they've quoted me £500 + VAT to take the tank away and an additional £280 + VAT to pump the…

This morning i got a quote from our heating oil supplier, price excluding VAT was 109p per litre. I spent 20 minutes comparing prices, went back to accept the quote and the prices had increased to 114p per litre .. How can this continue to happen, for context the price is 100% more expensive than last year.. What are the…

Since 2012, I have closely monitored my bulk LPG tank gauge, particularly before and after a tank fill. I have used this data to predict how much LPG should be delivered. Until 2020, the predicted figure was within 1% of the actual delivered volume, sometimes the deviation was positive, others, it was negative. However,…

Im wondering how many other Calor customers this is happening to. Before a recent automatic delivery, which we did not need, as our tank was nearly 60% full, my account was not in debit. Calor then delivered 646 litres of LPG, which pushed the account to around £619 in debit. Shortly afterwards, I received notification…

Hi, I have always been with Flogas for bulk LPG (8 years), this renewal they don't seem as competitive as others, so I am considering switching suppliers. I currently have approx. 70% in my tank and my account is some £250 in credit. If I decide to switch how does the account get closed? Do Flogas estimate the amount of…

I use my oil fired boiler to heat my hot water cylinder but I have just looked into getting an EV electricity tariff that gives me an off-peak rate of £0.09/kWh. Oil is now at £1.15/litre. Has anyone a method of calculating which is cheaper, oil or electricity?

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Hi all, looking for help or opinions from the community. We are part 63 house metered estate who have been supplied by Calor for more than 20 years, our underground tanks are 30 years old. We recently went to tender as we approached the end of our 2 year contract period. Calor quoted us 53ppl + VAT & £60 annual charge.…

We took out a new contract with Flogas for the supply of LPG in December 2020. We had agreed a fixed price for LPG for the first 12 months and a maximum price for the year after. A standing charge was also agreed at 22.18p per day. That standing charge was increased to 27.65p per day last September. We have just received a…

Stronger safeguards are needed to protect the 1.5 million households relying on heating oil, regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said. Following a market-wide review, it's recommended a series of "practical changes" to ensure heating oil users are treated fairly in future… Read the full story:…

Read the full news story: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/03/heating-oil-feedback-request/ To share you recent experiences with heating oil prices and deliveries, please email us at heatingoil@moneysavingexpert.com

Hello, We have a 2 year contract with Flogas, signed August 2024. I currently have approximately 200 days of gas left. We are currently paying 51ppl plus standing charge and VAT. Will they charge me a surcharge, considering what has been happening with the energy market? They have not contacted me directly about this. I…

Households using liquid petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking and heating say they've been hit with sudden price hikes – even mid-contract in some cases – due to the recent conflict in the Middle East. Here's what you need to know. Read the full story: LPG users hit with mid-contract surcharges and price hikes

So my oil central heating system is about 30 years old and I am investigating getting a new condenser boiler. I the meantime I need to do something about the radiators. A couple of them have completely stopped working and the rest are very unreliable. I'm guessing that 30 years of sludge accumulation is the problem.…

In Clare Casalis' MSE article entitled "Cheap LPG heating for your home" https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/cheap-lpg-for-heating-your-home/ She states: "Your tank will need to be professionally tested every 10 years An LPG tank is classed as a 'pressure vessel', and so has to be tested and formally certified by…

Hi all having some issues with Flogas at the moment. Our tank was at about 25% so ordered a delivery. Flogas say they delivered 700l last Tue but my husband and I were both at home and didn’t see/hear anything and the usual delivery note through the door wasn’t left. Our tank is now showing 20% so they clearly didn’t…