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Heating oil
« on: 13 December 2010, 15:02:58 »
Last December I paid 36.60p plus VAT.....for my heating oil.....roughly £400....for 1,000 litres . :'(

Four new quotes today.....have come out at 64.50p....69.20p.......70.00p and 73.2p....plus VAT...double (100% more) than I paid last year.. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Is someone taking the piss?... :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #1 on: 13 December 2010, 15:06:28 »
My dad is in a similar predicament. He's joined some local syndicate who wait until they can order a few tens of thousands of litres then go for the lowest bid. Makes it a lot cheaper but a bit more planning required.

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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #2 on: 13 December 2010, 15:12:48 »
They don't seem willing to price match this year . We have about 200 litres left........I can't/won't pay that price..... :'(
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #3 on: 13 December 2010, 15:23:28 »
a mate of mine had his tank topped up last week and he was flabbergasted at the price increase since his last fill in september
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #4 on: 13 December 2010, 15:48:15 »
Have you thought about converting your boiler to run on biodiesel?

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/viewthread.php?tid=7407#pid66431

You might need one of these :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bio-Diesel-Processor-/160516832180?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item255f8c7bb4

You could run your boiler for as little as 9p/litre if you used old veggie oil from restaurants/chippies etc. 8-)
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« Reply #5 on: 13 December 2010, 15:49:12 »
I`m always on the fiscal knife-edge, so I have to go and collect my Kerosene using jerry cans (100 litres at a time) at a filling station about 10 miles away.....up until the middle of the recent heavy snow-falls, the price was 53.7 ppl....then, he ran low and had to have a restocking delivery at which point the price went upto 78.9 ppl :o

'Somebody' is making MASSIVE profits and I know it`s not the garage chap as he makes just 1 ppl. :-/
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #6 on: 13 December 2010, 16:22:39 »
my parents use oil for heating, theres has gone up too.

I cannot understand why when times are hard the Government is just allowing energy prices to rocket.  Couldn't they cap it to RPI minus half a percent? "You have never had it so good. "

Once again it will be the OAPs that suffer.

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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #7 on: 13 December 2010, 16:35:08 »
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I`m always on the fiscal knife-edge, so I have to go and collect my Kerosene using jerry cans (100 litres at a time) at a filling station about 10 miles away.....up until the middle of the recent heavy snow-falls, the price was 53.7 ppl....then, he ran low and had to have a restocking delivery at which point the price went upto 78.9 ppl :o

'Somebody' is making MASSIVE profits and I know it`s not the garage chap as he makes just 1 ppl. :-/

....and I'm sure we all know who that is - the oil companies and bloody government, oh and not forgetting the additional millions for the oil sheik's! >:(
As usual, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #8 on: 13 December 2010, 16:36:05 »
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Have you thought about converting your boiler to run on biodiesel?

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/viewthread.php?tid=7407#pid66431

You might need one of these :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bio-Diesel-Processor-/160516832180?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item255f8c7bb4

You could run your boiler for as little as 9p/litre if you used old veggie oil from restaurants/chippies etc. 8-)


Very interesting.....thanks MF... :y
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #9 on: 13 December 2010, 16:40:39 »
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I`m always on the fiscal knife-edge, so I have to go and collect my Kerosene using jerry cans (100 litres at a time) at a filling station about 10 miles away.....up until the middle of the recent heavy snow-falls, the price was 53.7 ppl....then, he ran low and had to have a restocking delivery at which point the price went upto 78.9 ppl :o

'Somebody' is making MASSIVE profits and I know it`s not the garage chap as he makes just 1 ppl. :-/


....... just crazy ....Debs... :'( :'(

I have told Mrs Opti to pull another jumper on...... ;) :-*
« Last Edit: 13 December 2010, 16:41:27 by optimist »
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« Reply #10 on: 13 December 2010, 17:05:22 »
Sad news indeed Opti. [smiley=thumbdown.gif]

I brimmed by 2.5k tank with 1200 litres at 45ppl back in October.

Price now stands (15 minutes ago) at 51.5ppl.
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« Reply #11 on: 13 December 2010, 17:10:45 »
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Sad news indeed Opti. [smiley=thumbdown.gif]

I brimmed by 2.5k tank with 1200 litres at 45ppl back in October.

Price now stands (15 minutes ago) at 51.5ppl.


Why such a difference  I wonder? ....Zulu...
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #12 on: 13 December 2010, 17:14:35 »
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Sad news indeed Opti. [smiley=thumbdown.gif]

I brimmed by 2.5k tank with 1200 litres at 45ppl back in October.

Price now stands (15 minutes ago) at 51.5ppl.


Why such a difference  I wonder? ....Zulu...


I couldn't begin to work it out O as, if I went to buy another 47Kg refill of propane, I'd be paying £71 for the honour against your much lower figure.
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #13 on: 13 December 2010, 17:17:05 »
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my parents use oil for heating, theres has gone up too.

I cannot understand why when times are hard the Government is just allowing energy prices to rocket.  Couldn't they cap it to RPI minus half a percent? "You have never had it so good. "

Once again it will be the OAPs that suffer.

Doubtful Varche - OAP,s in the UK get a very generous winter fuel allowance from the public purse. Those who will suffer the most imo will be the "squeezed middle" again.
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Re: Heating oil
« Reply #14 on: 13 December 2010, 17:20:38 »
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Sad news indeed Opti. [smiley=thumbdown.gif]

I brimmed by 2.5k tank with 1200 litres at 45ppl back in October.

Price now stands (15 minutes ago) at 51.5ppl.


Why such a difference  I wonder? ....Zulu...


I couldn't begin to work it out O as, if I went to buy another 47Kg refill of propane, I'd be paying £71 for the honour against your much lower figure.


Let me have 1,000 litres at 51.5ppl........and I will let you have a couple of 47KG bottles for £40 each.....Whaddayasay?..... ;D ;D ;D :y
« Last Edit: 13 December 2010, 17:21:18 by optimist »
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