Bulk LPG - Cheapest suppliers / supply route?

Mister_G

Badger04 said:

What is the going price for an lpg contract now. I have been offered 60p/litre from flogas

I paid 38ppl for 1000 litres four weeks ago with my local independent.  I don't have a contract, and don't know what the likes of Calor or Flo are charging at the moment.

Cheery_Daff

I signed a 2 year fix with Avanti for 50ppl a couple of months ago. No idea what they're charging now though.

Greentrident

So far avanti have quoted 53p for 2 years. Calor was 50p for 12 months and capped 64p for year 2 and flogas are at 48p. So it makes sense to switch but it looks like I would have to remove a low fence that shields the fence from view to do so! 

kassy64

123Ed said:

I received this email from Avantigas last week, has anyone else had the same?...

Dear Customer,

Due to the current instability in rising transportation costs, we must implement a £35 delivery charge on all LPG deliveries from the 8th July 2022. Despite our continuing efforts to minimise the impact of this cost on our customers, a delivery charge will enable us to further protect our customers from these volatile costs.

If you make payments through monthly direct debit, please note there has been no adjustments to reflect this charge.  Please monitor your payments regularly and contact us at enquiries@avantigas.com if you feel these no longer meet your requirements.

If you receive automated deliveries, we’ve updated our T&Cs under clause 3.5 regarding gauge updates from your tank. For more information on this please visit avantigas.com/domestic-terms-and-conditions.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continuous support and being a valued AvantiGas customer. If you’d like more information or have a question, please visit avantigas.com/domestic-charges

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Craig
Customer Experience and Marketing Director

Sounds like just another way to increase the charges to the customer without touching the unit price. Would be interested to see in t&c's where it mentions that they can just suddenly add this cost on. My current supplier hasn't done this yet luckily

kassy64

Greentrident said:

So far avanti have quoted 53p for 2 years. Calor was 50p for 12 months and capped 64p for year 2 and flogas are at 48p. So it makes sense to switch but it looks like I would have to remove a low fence that shields the fence from view to do so! 

Greentrident, did you take any of these offers?
Would be interested to hear the daily standing charge also.
Anyone else had any offers recently for LPG bulk charges?

Greentrident

kassy64 said:

Greentrident said:

So far avanti have quoted 53p for 2 years. Calor was 50p for 12 months and capped 64p for year 2 and flogas are at 48p. So it makes sense to switch but it looks like I would have to remove a low fence that shields the fence from view to do so! 

Greentrident, did you take any of these offers?
Would be interested to hear the daily standing charge also.
Anyone else had any offers recently for LPG bulk charges?

Went back to Avanti and got 48ppl with £65 standing charge and £35 per delivery. I think if I had gone round again I might have done a bit better but time was pressing on! Needless to say I will be keeping an eye on how often they deliver!!!

kassy64

Greentrident said:

kassy64 said:

Greentrident said:

So far avanti have quoted 53p for 2 years. Calor was 50p for 12 months and capped 64p for year 2 and flogas are at 48p. So it makes sense to switch but it looks like I would have to remove a low fence that shields the fence from view to do so! 

Greentrident, did you take any of these offers?
Would be interested to hear the daily standing charge also.
Anyone else had any offers recently for LPG bulk charges?

Went back to Avanti and got 48ppl with £65 standing charge and £35 per delivery. I think if I had gone round again I might have done a bit better but time was pressing on! Needless to say I will be keeping an eye on how often they deliver!!!

I think you have got a very good deal there, as long as they don't make 50 litre deliveries every few weeks.
Is this a fixed term or one off variable rate?

kassy64

On the rates they've given you there i estimate my monthly bill would go up to about £144 per month, a rise of £34 per month which in the current climate is a steal. I'm just hoping for something similar when i come to renew later in the year.

Badger04

Avanti quoted 48p per litre fixed for 2 years, but £35 delivery charge. Tank rental £110 for underground tank. To sweeten deal would give £100 gas free.
stayed with flogas who eventually quoted 47p per litre fixed for 2 years. Tank 21.91 p per day. I have insisted that they cannot put up tank rental charge during contract period.
I have found flogas to keep their word for  contracts signed and have never let us run out of gas. They also have a good remote monitoring system.

kassy64

Badger04 said:

Avanti quoted 48p per litre fixed for 2 years, but £35 delivery charge. Tank rental £110 for underground tank. To sweeten deal would give £100 gas free.
stayed with flogas who eventually quoted 47p per litre fixed for 2 years. Tank 21.91 p per day. I have insisted that they cannot put up tank rental charge during contract period.
I have found flogas to keep their word for  contracts signed and have never let us run out of gas. They also have a good remote monitoring system.

No delivery charges, which seem to be creeping in at the moment?