Cheaper Oil for Fuel?

enator

Just paid 30.9p per litre including VAT for 1,000 litres.

Long may this continue

The_Last_Username

enator wrote: »

Just paid 30.9p per litre including VAT for 1,000 litres.

Long may this continue

Too true.
I know it depends where you live but here it's under 30p inc vat for 500litres plus - and I'm hoping that oil prices drop just a little more this month.

avfc1982

Hi, looking for a bit of a comparison as this is my first order since moving to a new property with oil.

Been quoted 33.52 ppl on 500 litres via the oil club. Delivery in Hertfordshire on or before 24th Sept.

Seem reasonable?

suki1964

Still only 30p a litre here in NI

William_Donati

Check cheapestoil.ie

Richmc

Time to buy oil is NOW! prices are rising quite dramatically, whatever you have read on here, don't rely on boiler juice etc. to give you the best price. Because oil is delivered by road the price will vary depending on if the tanker can make the drops with the shortest mileage, so ordering a couple of weeks before you need it will get you a better price.
The only way to get the cheapest oil is to phone around your LOCAL suppliers, and get the best price, these suppliers want your business and will price match/beat each other.
As an example, I've just ordered 1,000L (the more you can order the cheaper it is per litre). Called my usual supplier the price was far less than boiler juice offered by £40. Called around other suppliers one of them under cut my usual supplier by around £30 so I eventually went with them.
So I've got 1,000L coming within the next 7 days and saved £70 because I've bought locally NOT through boiler juice or other "comparison" sites, all it cost me was a few phone calls.

Another "top tip" if you need say 600L order 899L, you will get a cheaper price per Liter, you will be sure to get a full tank and all oil companies will refund the difference after delivery.

Richmc

William_Donati wrote: »

Check cheapestoil.ie

But only if you live in Northern Ireland, I doubt if they deliver to Cornwall.
:rotfl:

suki1964

Richmc wrote: »

But only if you live in Northern Ireland, I doubt if they deliver to Cornwall.
:rotfl:

No good here either, unless you are a border town

We use cheaperoil.co.uk

enator

Just paid 39.4p inc VAT for 500 litres (North West) - price is lurching upwards

Ebe_Scrooge

enator wrote: »

Just paid 39.4p inc VAT for 500 litres (North West) - price is lurching upwards

Don't know if it's the same where you are, but here in Scotland the price-per-litre is always cheaper if you order a minimum of 900 litres. I filled up last week with 1100 litres and paid 31.0p plus vat. But of the ( about 8 ) companies I phoned around for quotes, the prices ranged from 31 to 46 ppl - a huge difference !

I know that ordering 1000 litres or more is a big hit out of the bank balance at once - but it can be worth it due to the lower cost-per-litre.

What we do is have a separate account for the oil, and just pay a standing order for £100 a month into it. When we need to buy oil, pay it from that account. It's not much different from when we were on mains gas and had a DD set up. Of course it varies across the year - it's 7 months since I last filled up, but I'll probably fill up again just after ( or even before, *gulp* ) Christmas. But it evens out, and just sticking a regular amount into a separate account every month usually works out OK.

This is not meant to be a criticism in any way, just hoping it may help others ! We moved to rural Scotland 8 years ago, and until then had enjoyed mains gas all our life. The idea of oil frightened us ! But actually, if you approach it logically, it ain't that much different at all :T