Oil prices

The only way to get oil at a low price is to shop around at the time you want to place an order. (If that is your objective.) - and to buy in the summer.

This year I have had two deliveries from Shell. I never used them before.

Tthe last delivery was at 16.5p/L (before Xmas, +VAT). One other supplier said that they could not buy at that price.

I am lucky enough to have a neigbour who arranges a delivery for a group of us.

Michael Chare

I paid Shell (from Dalston Depot) 18.5 on the 12th Nov and I had to beat them down to that after ringing round 3 or 4 other companies. That was for 2000l which we buy twice a year and we have an account with them. About half of that 2000l is left or about 6 weeks assuming we don't get a prolonged cold period.

I paid the same to the local (Thornhill) supplier just before Xmas for

England and Wales only, though. No deliveries in Scotland.

Make that S.Wales and SW England. There is a list of a dozen or so postcode sectors (the first two letters) for the area they cover.

The graph of Rotterdam prices is interesting, I'm off to see if I can find that data. As they say following the price fluctuations is far more likely to save you money than phoning round.

They seem a bit on the pricey side! They quoted £217 for 900 litres I paid £179 back in November from JET

Kerry