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The Great ‘Home Heating’ Hunt: Do you know cheaper ways for LPG and oil

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  • You may want to check if underground tanks are part of the new "changing supplier" legislation due to be introduced in the next 6 months. If not, then you would be unable to seek the best prices from other suppliers, and it could be a nice long term contract for this company.
  • Consider retro-fitting an air source heat pump onto your existing heating system

    Very quick and cost effective

    We found Pioneer Environmental very cost effective & helpful
    www.pioneer-uk.com
  • jess1974
    jess1974 Posts: 1,019 Forumite
    I have just ordered 700 litres from total butler works out at 46.31 ltr, total cost £340.38........
  • Lynt_3
    Lynt_3 Posts: 235 Forumite
    I've just been quoted 49p a litre from my usual supplier. it was 42p when I last bought.
    He said it will be going up again soon!!

    Early to bed with a hot water bottle I reckon. :(


    Ps we are being advised in our area, to buy smaller amounts at a time, due to the many oil thefts in the county.
    So am only buying 500 lites at a time now.
    You can't win can you.
  • Gigervamp
    Gigervamp Posts: 6,583 Forumite
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    jess1974 wrote: »
    I have just ordered 700 litres from total butler works out at 46.31 ltr, total cost £340.38........

    I ordered 1000 litres yesterday from Total Butler and was quoted 47. something. I wonder why yours was cheaper.

    Having said that, next door had a delivery the day before yesterday from Owens Fuels and they paid 53. something a litre. Quite a big difference.
  • Lynt_3
    Lynt_3 Posts: 235 Forumite
    I always forget that the price quoted doesn't include VAT, so my 49p is actually, 51p. Doesn't sound so good now. :(
  • Gigervamp
    Gigervamp Posts: 6,583 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Lynt wrote: »
    I always forget that the price quoted doesn't include VAT, so my 49p is actually, 51p. Doesn't sound so good now. :(

    Drat! I forgot about the VAT. I'll have to rework that into how long it's going to take us to pay this filling up. It was 7 months on our current £75 a month DD.
  • Ive recently been looking into this and spoke to the following, got quoted wood pellets for £95 per tonne plus delivery.

    www.liverpoolwoodpellets.co.uk
  • When I last bought 1000 litres (September), I got a quote from Boiler Juice and also rang round some other suppliers. Emo was the cheapest, to my surprise.
  • Has anyone heard of Fuel Oil Direct - I have just tried them and got a good quote - just thought I would pass it on to you all.
    You have a short online form to fill in and they email you a quote - I got back a quote within a few minutes and it was late at night, so maybe automatically updated??? Don't know!
    http://www.fueloildirect.co.uk/
    :T
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