Heating Oil Price Rocketing

[MisanoPayments]

Seeing this thread being updated, I've just checked my local (usual) supplier here in Hants and they're 74.5ppl inc VAT for 1,000 litres.

I mean, cheaper than my last order, but still seems I'm in "Saw-you-coming-Shire" compared to some of the quotes on here!

[Tom8]

We're about 63p on boiler juice in the midlands right now

[530dTPhil]

Ordered 1300 litres from our local supplier at 65p, the same as The Oil Club but 3p dearer than Boiler Juice.

The big difference is that the local supplier delivers on time whereas the other two use Certas -- enough said!

[Flip Martian]

Our local company have sorted us out with next day delivery before now (before we bought the little meter for the tank and run out by mistake) but now we just call them with a few days notice and they usually deliver with 3-4 days. We don't even need to be about when they do it.

[Waitforme]

Just got 1000 litres from Rix at 69.9p plus VAT.

I was hoping to catch the guy delivering to ask him how the filing of my tank works.
He’s got to roll out a hose , maybe 50 yards long which is empty, then pump 1000 litres into my tank, what happens to all of the oil in the 50 yard hose ?

Maybe this is a question for “ things you’ve always wanted to know the answer to “ thread

[Bill]

Waitforme said:

Just got 1000 litres from Rix at 69.9p plus VAT.

I was hoping to catch the guy delivering to ask him how the filing of my tank works.
He’s got to roll out a hose , maybe 50 yards long which is empty, then pump 1000 litres into my tank, what happens to all of the oil in the 50 yard hose ?

Maybe this is a question for “ things you’ve always wanted to know the answer to “ thread

Flow is controlled at the far end of the hose. So it's pulled out full, they fill your tank, and then it's wound back in still full.

[ARHarh]

Bill said:

Waitforme said:

Just got 1000 litres from Rix at 69.9p plus VAT.

I was hoping to catch the guy delivering to ask him how the filing of my tank works.
He’s got to roll out a hose , maybe 50 yards long which is empty, then pump 1000 litres into my tank, what happens to all of the oil in the 50 yard hose ?

Maybe this is a question for “ things you’ve always wanted to know the answer to “ thread

Flow is controlled at the far end of the hose. So it's pulled out full, they fill your tank, and then it's wound back in still full.

It won't make any difference unless they have some way of emptying the hose after every fill.

[AndyC_123]

2000 litres 57.45p

[Murph7355]

AndyC_123 said:

2000 litres 57.45p

Is that incl. VAT?

Good price regardless. 61ppl ex VAT here at the moment - a lot cheaper than it's been for a while, but still a good chunk higher than my 11yr rolling average.

[AndyC_123]

Murph7355 said:

Is that incl. VAT?

Good price regardless. 61ppl ex VAT here at the moment - a lot cheaper than it's been for a while, but still a good chunk higher than my 11yr rolling average.

No sorry we claim it back - would be just over 60p with the VAT I guess.

Also paid 73p for red diesel if that's of any interest to anyone.

[oblio]

I just checked BJ for our area (rural west Wales) and it was 68p plus VAT per litre (based on 500 litres).

Local indie - 70ppl plus VAT

[The_Doc]

With the OPEC announcement, the smart money bought last week!

Today in North Cumbria:

Big local supplier 67ppl WITH THE VAT 3day deliv
Boilerjuice 84ppl with the vat. 7 day deliv
Boilerjuice 80ppl incl 12 day deliv

[eltawater]

The price from local suppliers here in Bedfordshire has jumped 4p ex VAT in the space of 2 hours from 60 to 64ppl on a 15 day delivery.
With the weather getting warmer, I won't need any now until June so hopefully the price comes down again....

[ChevronB19]

The_Doc said:

With the OPEC announcement, the smart money bought last week!

Today in North Cumbria:

Big local supplier 67ppl WITH THE VAT 3day deliv
Boilerjuice 84ppl with the vat. 7 day deliv
Boilerjuice 80ppl incl 12 day deliv

I too also use the same ‘big local supplier’ - almost always cheapest, and usually get a delivery within 24 hours, or even sooner!

[M1AGM]

Just ordered 1000 litres for £656, York, North Yorkshire. BJ were £5 cheaper than NRG comparing their cheapest prices, and a day earlier.

[Piginapoke]

750 litres at £458 today. BoilerJuice, mid Suffolk.

[KTMsm]

The_Doc said:

With the OPEC announcement, the smart money bought last week!

Today in North Cumbria:

Big local supplier 67ppl WITH THE VAT 3day deliv
Boilerjuice 84ppl with the vat. 7 day deliv
Boilerjuice 80ppl incl 12 day deliv

I didn't hear it until last night, ordered 2000L from BJ at 59.53p which is the best price I've seen for years

Edited by KTMsm on Tuesday 4th April 08:41

[skeggysteve]

Ordered 500 litres from Your NRG and like all suppliers, I suspect they placed a 'hold' on the payment with my bank.

Now as they hadn't completely taken the money (10 day delivery) the bank put it back into my available balance a few days later. Not a problem as I knew it was to be paid on delivery.

Couple of days after delivery I get the usual email invoice and it's marked 'PAID'. Checked bank and it hadn't been paid.

So I called them and paid over the phone, checked bank a couple of days later and they had taken the payment twice.

Called them and they refunded -within 3-5 working days- but no apology or sorry any thing.

Just though I'd warn people because not everyone has the funds sitting in their current account to pay twice without it possibly causing a problem.

[MisanoPayments]

Hampshire - direct from firm

1000 litres on a two week delivery

73.4ppl inc VAT

A penny less than my post on 21st March.

Should have moved to York or Bedfordshire!

[geeks]

I am in two minds right now, we have half a tank of oil left (1200L tank) more than enough to see us through the rest of the colder/milder weather and the summer and probably the start of winter. Do I wait it out or top it off now?

Edited by geeks on Wednesday 5th April 10:42