I have just purchased 1000 litres of heating oil....in order to keep the Optimist family warm this winter.
After an hour spent trawling the yellow pages the best price I could come up  with was 36.6pence per litre plus VAT. :-/ :-/

Sod's law dictates.........in the next week or so .....there will be a huge drop in energy prices ;D ;)

How much do you pay for heating oil?......if you live in the back of beyond as I do. :y :y :y

1000 of you finest European litres is £399 delivered in this sordid neck of the woods :y :y

Did I read somewhere that heating oil is the same as diesel?

Pitchfork wrote on 28. Nov 2009 at 13:36:

Did I read somewhere that heating oil is the same as diesel?

I've known people run their cars on it & before anyone comments, i have gas central heating :P

I have a 'drop-chute' when the kerosene price is high and funds are short: a local petrol station sells Kerosene 'by the litre': presently 40.1 p/litre (incl. VAT) from an old forecourt petrol pump....I take 5 x 20 litre jerry-cans there in the car and that 100 litres puts me on until the wholesale-price is more favourable (or I have more money to afford large delivery).
Wholesale, in these parts, '28 second' kerosene is 38.7 p/litre (incl. VAT): but, min order for a tanker drop is 1000 litres. :'(

Debs. wrote on 28. Nov 2009 at 15:25:

I have a 'drop-chute' when the kerosene price is high and funds are short: a local petrol station sells Kerosene 'by the litre': presently 40.1 p/litre (incl. VAT) from an old forecourt petrol pump....I take 5 x 20 litre jerry-cans there in the car and that 100 litres puts me on until the wholesale-price is more favourable (or I have more money to afford large delivery). Wholesale, in these parts, '28 second' kerosene is 38.7 p/litre (incl. VAT): but, min order for a tanker drop is 1000 litres. :'(

.......when we moved into our present house in 2004......we paid 20 pence per litre plus VAT... :'( :'(

why don't you go round local ::)garages and collect old engine oil and mix it 65% gas oil to 35% engine oil.
we had a heater in our works garage burning engine/diesel oil mix its a bit smokey when starting up from cold [smiley=thumbsup.gif].
just be carful not to get caught with epa  [smiley=laugh.gif]

Must confess I haven't looked yet as we still have about 500L but I will say that the price normally drops just after I've had 1600L delivered ::) ::) ::)

Last time it dropped I would have saved somewhere in the region of £200 :o :o >:( >:( :'( :'(