Best time of year to bulk buy coal?

PaulF81

Anyone know whether bulk orders are cheaper during summer than winter due to demand? Just used the last of our old stash.

muckybutt

Generally Summer time is the cheapest time to buy fuel yes.

highrisklowreturn

Makes no difference at all.

A._Badger

More bad 'advice' from our resident crackpot, HighRisk, I see.

Coal merchants offer lower prices in the summer, but don't expect massive discounts. There is a hidden extra saving, however, as they tend to put their prices up from the previous year's level when their 'summer prices' end so you get, in effect, a double saving.

I'm currently considering prices per metric tonne via eBay, via which the saving may be greater than my local supplier by quite some margin, even including seasonal discounts.

Skulls

Local guy starts his Summer prices around May, only about 5% cheaper.

PaulF81

National coal website seems to be cheaper than ebay, think Im going to go with them.

A._Badger

PaulF81 wrote: »

National coal website seems to be cheaper than ebay, think Im going to go with them.

I picked the following from eBay and they seem cheaper that National Coal to me (though I suppose it depends what you are buying). I've bookmarked heir site for when I next need to order but of course I'll check again at the time.

http://www.awparkercoalmerchants.co.uk/online-shop

suki1964

A._Badger wrote: »

More bad 'advice' from our resident crackpot, HighRisk, I see.

Coal merchants offer lower prices in the summer, but don't expect massive discounts. There is a hidden extra saving, however, as they tend to put their prices up from the previous year's level when their 'summer prices' end so you get, in effect, a double saving.

I'm currently considering prices per metric tonne via eBay, via which the saving may be greater than my local supplier by quite some margin, even including seasonal discounts.

Actually this is one time I will agree with Highrisk. We live in the same Provence, and there is no summer/ winter prices, its the same price all year


But then my coal merchant never increased his prices this year either

highrisklowreturn

A._Badger wrote: »

More bad 'advice' from our resident crackpot, HighRisk, I see.

Coal merchants offer lower prices in the summer, but don't expect massive discounts. There is a hidden extra saving, however, as they tend to put their prices up from the previous year's level when their 'summer prices' end so you get, in effect, a double saving.

I'm currently considering prices per metric tonne via eBay, via which the saving may be greater than my local supplier by quite some margin, even including seasonal discounts.

If you employed your brain and bought direct from wholesale you'd understand there is no decrease. When of course you're buying from a retailer at 11 quid a bag I understand he could drop his price, considering his making 4 quid profit off you. But go on and keep saving your 10ps.

alleycat`

Agree with badger.
Here in the mainland it tends to be about 5% difference between May and end of August.
Since geographically we live a fair distance apart i assume it's fairly standard across the parts that are not NI.

Edit:

Looks like there is somewhere between £30 and £50 a tonne to be saved from that site v's my locals that badger talks about.

A._Badger

suki1964 wrote: »

Actually this is one time I will agree with Highrisk. We live in the same Provence, and there is no summer/ winter prices, its the same price all year


But then my coal merchant never increased his prices this year either

Northern Ireland. Not true of the vast majority of the UK, where there are summer price reductions.