Cheaper Oil for Fuel?

Get_Real_2

This has been a brilliant thread to read, thanks to all contributors.

I'm sorry I'm not able to source cheaper heating oil yet, but am working on it. We are looking at the last few inches in the tank and need to order within the next month. I'm seriously considering switching off the boiler 1st June for the summer months and heat water using electric immersion heater.

What has really shocked me, now that I've read the thread and referred to my own fuel bills, is that the price increase for our heating oil over the past 12 months amounts to 28% !!!

5/5/05 we ordered 500 litres (kerosene 28) @ 28.55/litre total inc vat £149.88
1/12/05 another 500 litres @ 32.80/litre total inc vat £172.20

today's best quote is 36.76/litre . . . . .

And the govt would like us to believe that inflation is 1.8% !!!!!

Mikeyorks

Get_Real wrote:

What has really shocked me, now that I've read the thread and referred to my own fuel bills, is that the price increase for our heating oil over the past 12 months amounts to 28% !!!

Sympathise. But that's in the area of gas price increases in the same period?

paquito1

Hi everybody,

with interest I read the article about switching supplier. In my example it worked out a saving of 32% = £105 if switched to British Gas. This price plan has a catch. Quote: "if you are applying for the Price Protection until April 2009 tariff there are cancellation penallties of £30 for gas and £20 for electricity if you leave British Gas before April 2009"

Basically if you use Energyhelpline on the British Gas tarif Click Energy you have to pay a fine with price capped contracts. It does not say what happens if fuels should get cheaper - will it be passed on to the customer as well? Any thoughts on if to take such a deal are greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

Cheerio


Frank

Wig

you save 105 in the first year, no need to worry about a 30 pound leaving fee.

oap

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4762901.stm

Still hanging on to our last few inches, will have to be cold!!!

oap

Hi , managed to get our tank filled up yesterdaya t 33.9 plus vat, a bit less than it has been, but told it is going up again,hope this information is of help to someone, North Wales

Thefunkygibbons

I am hoping that it will come back down soon

But I am hanging on

I can afford 2000 litres at a time so I am doing a summer purchase this time

Thefunkygibbons

no sign that it is dropping

Not sure how much longer I can last

smartiepants

Will you let us know what you eventually pay, please?
allthough we are not in the market for any oil for a while.

I now try
Watson 01509815777
Crown 01617646622
Tankfiller.co.uk 08458382856
Total butler 01469577649
Emo oil (Shell) 0800685685
https://www.boilerjuice.com

I usually price haggle a bit, and in Jan 06 paid 31.0ppl for 1500litres

ScottyB_2

Hi,

A while back I gave a link to our guide to buying oil, it's actually:

http://www.oilpricecheck.co.uk/oil.htm

I see that prices are looking like rising again with the new unrest in the Middle East

Thanks
Scott