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  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
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    edited 9 January 2010 at 5:25PM
    EvilMonkey wrote: »
    Cor blimey I'm jealous of all you lot.

    Outer london and most flavours of the anthracite smokeless stuff seems to be around £11-12 for 25kg!

    Ouch! That must hurt. There are still coal suppliers in London - have you tried to find one? They may be cheaper.
  • *Vikki*
    *Vikki* Posts: 1,303 Forumite
    East Sussex here, op where are you getting your coal from? Does that work out to be a good price then?
  • spinningsheep
    spinningsheep Posts: 1,052 Forumite
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    Flipping heck its expensive down south! Almost worth taking a trip up north for the day and stocking up!

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  • EvilMonkey
    EvilMonkey Posts: 680 Forumite
    A._Badger wrote: »
    Ouch! That must hurt. There are still coal suppliers in London - have you tried to find one? They may be cheaper.

    This is from a supplier! Luckily (or not) there's the only 1 for miles in the suburb I work in, so it's easy to get to. Like I said though it's the only 1 in this corner of SE London. I think I'd have to go a fair way into kent to find the next one.
  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
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    Londoners really do get ripped-off at every opportunity. One of the reasons I escaped!

    Mind you, £11 for 25kgs isn't massively more than the £20.40 I'm paying for 50kg, though I suppose over a year it would mount up. I'm on the Kent/Sussex border, by the way.
  • ruthboo
    ruthboo Posts: 8 Forumite
    We pay £18.25 for 50kg delivered Homefire Ovals - ive shopped around and its appears this is good price. We live in west yorks.
  • elektra-2007
    elektra-2007 Posts: 612 Forumite
    Ive heard of peat being used on fires, does anyone know anything about this or prices/usage compared with coal? Or suppliers...
  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
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    elektra-2007 wrote: »
    Ive heard of peat being used on fires, does anyone know anything about this or prices/usage compared with coal? Or suppliers...

    Ireland only, I believe.
  • Swipe
    Swipe Posts: 5,621 Forumite
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    ruthboo wrote: »
    We pay £18.25 for 50kg delivered Homefire Ovals - ive shopped around and its appears this is good price. We live in west yorks.

    How long does a 50kg bag last you?
  • navig8r
    navig8r Posts: 553 Forumite
    elektra-2007 wrote: »
    Ive heard of peat being used on fires, does anyone know anything about this or prices/usage compared with coal? Or suppliers...

    I guess there would be some enviromental issues if the rest of the uk burnt peat as well as ireland.what with peat based compost being frowned upon.
    g8r
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