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So..is anyone feeling, justifiably, just that little bit smug ….

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…and filled up their CH oil tank before it all kicked off ? I didn’t. Luckily we have a half tankful and I’ve adjusted the ON times and temperature to eke it out for the duration. Out of curiosity I called our usual supplier and it just rang out.
 
Mrs P has to drive to Paris on Friday, 450, round trip, filled her car up this morning, no panic buyingat the pumps here but price had risen 20c per litre on last week. She’ll have to change her driving style to get there an back without refilling!
 
My tank is low but being a tight Yorkshireman I'm not paying silly money for heating oil so the heating's turned off and the wood burner is cranked up.

The boiler is still heating my hot water but it uses hardly any oil doing this and luckily the hot water tank has an electric immersion in the bottom should it come to it 🤞
 
Doug71 said:
My tank is low but being a tight Yorkshireman I'm not paying silly money for heating oil so the heating's turned off and the wood burner is cranked up.

The boiler is still heating my hot water but it uses hardly any oil doing this and luckily the hot water tank has an electric immersion in the bottom should it come to it 🤞
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Thank you! An on-topic reply 😀
 
Nope I have just over 1/2 tank of oil and didn't fill my car up either, we have no other form of heating so it is what it is unfortunately, forecast to get colder soon as well. :confused:
 
The houses in my immediate neighborhood are heated with an electric or natural gas boiler. The older houses a few blocks away have a mix of heating systems, including oil. The average price of heating oil at one of the local providers peaked on 9 March 2026 at about €1.43 per liter and dropped to €1.28 per liter yesterday. Last month, the average price varied between €0.85 to €0.98 per liter.
 
We did not refill in time sadly. This was partly deliberate as we wanted to run to empty by the time warm weather arrives as the plan is to replace both tank and boiler. Oil is really the only viable option where we are as there is no mains gas, the house is not suitable for GSHP and biomass systems although feasible in theory, in reality probably have fuel supply challenges.

Luckily we have a big log burner in the centre of the house.
 
We filled up the oil tank end of December. Paid £609 total for 1000L. Don’t know how that compares for that time. I used to shop around, but one supplier was always the cheapest and they’re used to rural access so they get the business. Been cold, so going through it, but expect it to last until weather means we no longer need it.
 
Windows said:
We filled up the oil tank end of December. Paid £609 total for 1000L. Don’t know how that compares for that time. I used to shop around, but one supplier was always the cheapest and they’re used to rural access so they get the business. Been cold, so going through it, but expect it to last until weather means we no longer need it.
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I know what you mean. We can only get a very small tanker down to us and not many companies have them.
 
RogerS said:
I know what you mean. We can only get a very small tanker down to us and not many companies have them.
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I was in-between tenants ,the oil had been run dry so I stupidly used the oil vendors emergency top up service.
They were there in an instant with a steel barrel on a pickup truck and pumped in just enough for the engineer to get the boiler running again.
That was just under £300 ten years ago.
I still bear the wallet scars.
 
RogerS said:
I know what you mean. We can only get a very small tanker down to us and not many companies have them.
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I filled up just before Christmas rather than waiting till Jan/Feb and I was really glad that I did as the temperatures dropped. Even more glad now that prices are jumping up.
We've also got a very tight delivery situation so have stayed with the same company even though I could probably save a few quid with another supplier - for me it's more important to actually be able to receive the order in a hassle-free way.
 
By luck rather than judgment. For some reason we used less oil last year and did not need to fill up until December. We should be good until next autumn as long as I install the machine gun turrets and perimeter security system.
 
BigMonka said:
We've also got a very tight delivery situation so have stayed with the same company even though I could probably save a few quid with another supplier - for me it's more important to actually be able to receive the order in a hassle-free way.
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Its a similar situation with boiler servicing as ours is right out in the sticks
Ive got a choice of cheap rates but never turns up,cheapish rates but sends spotty teenagers who do more damage than repair,or excruciating rates but is faultlessly reliable and ( a bit too )thorough.
One time we had a circus procession of the teenagers failing to diagnose a recalcitrant ignition but, being able to think out of the box, he soon found a blocked tank filter.

Better get back to topic before R gets cross
I personally thinks its any excuse for a pile-on.
Carrots on a 50% markup? Ah its covid mate
 
fuse said:
Its a similar situation with boiler servicing as ours is right out in the sticks
Ive got a choice of cheap rates but never turns up,cheapish rates but sends spotty teenagers who do more damage than repair,or excruciating rates but is faultlessly reliable and ( a bit too )thorough.
One time we had a circus procession of the teenagers failing to diagnose a recalcitrant ignition but, being able to think out of the box, he soon found a blocked tank filter.

Better get back to topic before R gets cross
I personally thinks its any excuse for a pile-on.
Carrots on a 50% markup? Ah its covid mate
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We’re lucky re boiler servicing. Same small family run business as installed many years ago. Old school. Highly experienced.
 
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