Does anyone have experience with buyers clubs for gas oil? I am getting bored of ending up on the standard rate from the local supplier but I am not sure if a buyers club will be as reliable when we really need it. There are adverts from the likes of boilerjuice who claim to be cheaper but it would be interesting if anyone uses them?
Buying Gas Oil
- Thread starter James.Will
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- Summer set
Try and find a supplier that has a sales rep, they will be keener on price, than the office based sales.
Campbell
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- Location
- Herefordshire
I usually end up with boiler juice, with their 'not in a hurry' price which is around 26ppl today. Others can compete but you have to get them on a good day.
Campbell
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- Location
- Herefordshire
OOps, you said gas oil, I was talking Kero............
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Join your local buying group.
You can buy almost everything through ours. Electricity deal is particularly good.
You can buy almost everything through ours. Electricity deal is particularly good.
I can’t find the time to do the comparison sites when we are busy! Has anyone used a remote monitor linked to a buyers group? If such a thing exists!?
Are you a bit slow . use this
Fuel price tracker
About a fortnight ago my 80 yr old mother had a phone call from those lovely people at Certas, saying that they were delivering in the area in the next week and did she want some heating oil as it was going up! so she ordered 1000litres at the best price they could do which was 47.8p / litre...
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Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
The only sensible way is to ring round. 10 mins max to ring round 8 or so suppliers. Pick the best price, usually delivered within a couple of days.
I honestly can't see how you can consistently do it simpler, quicker, easier and cheaper.
I honestly can't see how you can consistently do it simpler, quicker, easier and cheaper.
Are you a bit slow . use this
Fuel price tracker
About a fortnight ago my 80 yr old mother had a phone call from those lovely people at Certas, saying that they were delivering in the area in the next week and did she want some heating oil as it was going up! so she ordered 1000litres at the best price they could do which was 47.8p / litre...
Just had a look at the Certas smart meter but it costs £5 per month after an installation cost of £120, and I’m tied to the price they want to offer me. Doesn’t feel like I’ll be making a saving!
You've lost me totally .
You've lost me totally .
Apologies, just saw this:
Oil Level Monitor - Certas Energy
Our Heating Oil Monitors are ideal for fuel monitoring! The handy mobile app sends alerts when you’re running low on fuel, as well prompting when there's a leak or theft.
certasenergy.co.uk
Thought it was for and fuel then realised it was for heating oil.
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- Easter ross
Just got a hastel monitor from my local coop. £120 one off cost and £30/yr for the SIM card. Can log on and read the tank contents digitally. Two jobs in one as the old monitor was goosed
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Agreed.
Long delivery times intentionally so they can get you to pay extra for fast service.....which you’d get anyway by going direct to the supplier.
I wouldn’t touch an auto tank monitor - one way to get shafted on price. Work well for gas tanks, but only because they are on fixed price 2yr contracts.
YorkshireAndrew
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- Location
- West / North Yorks border
Ten minutes on the phone ringing 3 or 4 suppliers, never divulge earlier quoted prices then go back to the lowest quote & talk them down more .
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
....or wait half an hour til Certas ring back to follow up!
To be honest I tend to do exactly as you describe above but never talk the lowest down. I make a point of trying to support the lowest independent though - I’d rather they had my trade than Certas who keep buying up everyone else.
YorkshireAndrew
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- Location
- West / North Yorks border
I always end up using an independent supplier in the end , we’ve three in our area , the big boys usually can’t be bothered with smaller orders .
Red Fred
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- Location
- Hants/Dorset border
I have tried a well known West Country farm co-operative which claims to operate as a "buying group" on quantity, but I suspect they simply get a quote and add a couple of pence to cover their overheads, as when I phone the local fuel companies, they always quote me cheaper, and one of them would have delivered it anyway
That sounds like the sort of think I am after! Does the coop deal with all the ordering and get a good price?
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