How To Select Your Oil Supplier

Ask Yourself, "How do I choose a supplier of domestic heating oil?" We've been asking visitors to our website for years for their suggestions, and here is a summary.

Price

Not surprisingly, most people choose on the basis of cheapest price. Finding that lowest cost supplier can be time-consuming though, and involves many phone calls. You should get at least three quotes over the phone for delivery in your area, most people seem to phone four or five companies -- you might end up phoning ten suppliers or more, to figure out what the lowest price is you can get away with paying. Of course, what works out as the "cheapest" may depend on your circumstances. Most suppliers charge extra unless you order at least 900 litres at once.

Buying Power

What if you want to buy less than 900 litres? It may well work out cheaper to look at the service organised by BoilerJuice: they try to find buyers in your locality who all need oil about the same time. On the back of more buying power from more potential clients, Boilerjuice negotiates a lower price for you. The idea is that because the oil-supplying company has to travel fewer miles to sell lots of oil, they can drop their price a bit saving everybody time and money.

Cash on Delivery?

Many companies want payment on delivery or even in advance; if these are awkward methods for you, you may have to settle for a more expensive supplier who will let you pay by other means, such as direct debit or invoicing. Convenience is also a factor; if a supplier insists that you be home to pay them upon delivery, you might prefer to deal with someone else who can deliver oil when you're out, or at times which are more convenient to you. Maybe you don't want to think about oil supplies -- your life is too busy to worry much about it. It might be easier to set up a contract for oil delivery on a regular basis, every month or every 6 months -- whatever you think you'll need. You can arrange for monthly payments on such contracts, which makes budgeting much easier.

Layalty and Trust

Another advantage of regular contract supplier is that your supplier will come to value your customer loyalty and want to preserve it. What if your tank is awkward to access, or you find impurities in the fuel? It can cost a LOT to repair damage done to your boiler by dodgy kerosene. There's much to be said for using an oil supplier that comes with a good reputation for service and is recommended by friends. Theft of oil -- especially from isolated homes in rural areas -- is another real risk, you want a company you trust to put oil in without spilling it in the garden -- or passing on the details of how easy it is to access your tank to any would-be oil thieves.

Price-Matching

A sneaky way to get some consistency of service and yet still get the cheapest price is to find a regular supplier you like, and ask them to price-match for the lowest price you can find from other suppliers in the area at the time you need the tank filled. From what we can tell, many people are used to negotiating with their regular suppliers.

The Full List

• Local Supplier
• On Line
• Usual Supplier
• BoilerJuice
• Shop Around
• Phone Around
• Regular Supplier
• Telephone
• Web
• Recommendation
• Phoned Around
• Phone
• Phoning around
• Local Company
• Word Of Mouth
• Locality
• Lowest Price
• Nearest Supplier
• Best Price
• Goff
• On Price
• Recomendation
• Direct Debit
• TOTAL BUTLER
• Always Used Them
• Phone Book
• Existing Supplier
• Ring Around
• Used Before
• Phone Around For Prices
• Previous Supplier
• Cheapest Quote
• Boiler Juice
• Contract
• BY TELEPHONE
• Recommended
• Phone Around For Quotes
• Regular
• Google
• By Phone
• Nearest
• Broker
• Price And Quality
• Watson
• Always Had Them
• Local Firms
• Long Term Supplier
• Price And Locality
• Previously Used
• Phoned Round For Best Price
• Prices
• Dont Know
• Cheapest Price In Area
• Total
• Boilerjuice.com
• Availability
• Use Same One
• Phonebook
• Phone Quotes
• Same Supplier
• Price And Convenience
• Local Distributor
• Phoning Around For Best Price
• LOYALTY
• Cheapest Local Supplier
• Phone Around For Best Price
• By Price Comparison
• Previous
• Research
• Phoning Local Suppliers
• Use The Same One Each Time
• Same Supplier For Years
• Internet Search
• Usual One
• Telephone Directory
• CONVENIENCE
• By Price On The Day
• Delivery Response
• By Price Of 1000litres
• Usual Supplier Asked To Price Match Lowest Available
• Local And Quick
• The Nearest
• Promise Of Quick Delivery
• Hingley & Callow
• Buy Local But They Dont Give A Good Service
• They Were Recommended To Us By The Previous House Owner As They Are Reliable And Trust Worthy
• Name On The Tank
• Previous Owner Recommended
• Phoned Around For Cheapest
• I Used To Phone Around For Quotes Everytime I Filled Up, But I Then Became Aware Of A Sindicate In My Area That Bulk Orders And Gets A Substantial Discount On The Prices I Could Get Alone
• Best Price For 1000 Litres
• Use The Same One
• On Cost
• Local Man
• Closest
• Locality , Price, Green Credentials
• Price On The Day
• Check On Prices
• Repeat
• Normal Supplier
• Highland Fuels, Inverness
• Web Searches, And Phone Around
• Cheapest Locally
• By Telephoning
• Local Supplier Brogans
• Best Price From One Of Three Local Suppliers
• Bulk Delivery
• THROUGH A FRIEND
• See Whose Cheapest
• Gough Petroleum
• Telephone Around
• Search For The Cheapest Supplier On The Internet
• Lowest Cost
• Used The Same One For Years
• Same One Every Time
• By Calling Round For The Best Price
• Price And Availability
• Boilerjuice Website
• Club
• Find The Cheapest
• Regular Supplier But Checked A Few Prices By Phone
• Quality Of Oil
• Have Used Before
• Shopped Around 6 Different Companies And Took The Cheapest Price
• Normally Phone Around Known Suppliers
• Cheapest Prices
• Regular Order
• Telephone Several Local Companies
• Price Check
• Ring Round Oil Companies And Get Best Price
• By Taking The Cheapest Quote On The Day From A List Of 4 Suppliers.
• Shop Around Or Same One I Usually Use
• Historic
• Neighbiour
• Search Engine On Google
• By Reasonable Price Regardless Of The Time Of Year
• Phoned For Quotes
• By Calling Suppliers
• Online Search
• Use The Same One One
• I Have An Account
• Use A Regular Supplier
• Used Same One As Usual
• Usual One Buy Phone
• Used Supplier Previous Person In House Used
• Never Change
• Price, Delivery Time
• Phoned Round To Get Cheapest Price
• Phoning Round
• BoilerJuice Does It For Me
• Boilerjuice.co.uk
• Conpare Sites Online
• I Joined A Local Syndicate
• Local Quotes And Price Comparison Sites
• Compare Prices Locally
• Very Limited Due To Remote Location.I Only Had 3 Suppliers That Would Deliver.You Ask For A Quote,then You Talk To Your Neighbours,see Who They Use,then Decide On The Best Overall Supplier.It Is Not Allway's About The Cheaper Price,but About The Best Serv
• Internet To Find Supplier And Then Telephone For Prices
• By Ringing Round To Find The Best Price
• Repeat Order From Regular Supplier Who Has Proven To Be Very Competitive On Price And Excellent On Delivery And Quality Of Oil
• Peart
• Previous Owner Used Them
• Online Cheapest Option
• Best Pricing
• Price Then Service
• By Ringing Around
• Same Supplier Each Time
• Checking The Best Prices
• Used The Same Local Family-run Company I've Used For Years
• Previous Use
• Word Of Mouth Or Internet
• Quotation
• New Customer
• Same One I Always Use
• Best Quote While Ringin Round
• Village Syndicate
• By Price Site
• In Yellow Pages
• Check My Usual Suuppliers Price Against Online Quotes and Then Ask For A Better Price
• Phone, Get Quotes , Compare To Boiler Juice And Select Cheapest
• From Landlord
• Ringing Around Local Suppliers For Prices
• Found The Cheapest Seller
• Account Payment Plan
• Western Fuel
• Oil Co-operative
• Syndicate
• Heating Oil . Co. Uk
• Telephone For 2-3 Quotes
• Telephone All Local Suppliers
• Cheapest Of Quotes
• Used Supplier Before
• We Were Moving So Used Same As The People We Were Buying From. Now Lokking For Cheapest (can You Help)
• Boiler Juice On The Net
• Call Around For Cheapest
• It Was The Cheapest At The Time
• Use Same One Each Time
• Usual - Boiler Juice
• Use Brogan Fuels
• Yellow Pages Prices
• Monthly Plan
• STAY WITH SAME ONE
• Local Agent - partly Price
• Local One
• Call Round For Cheapest Price
• By Account
• Previous Experience - Cheap And Quick Delivery
• New House, So Sticker On The Oil Tank
• By Getting Quotes From Various Suppliers
• Compare Site Online
• Locally And Price
• Repeat Order Because He Knows How To Access My Oil Tank
• Phone Around For price
• By Ringing Around Local Companies
• Jwf Fuels
• Phone Around 3 Local Suppliers For Best Price
• Recommended By Central Heating Contractor
• I Have Been Using The Same Supplier For Years
• The Cheapest Supplier On Line
• Yellow Pqges
• Agreement To Deliver When Tank Is Low
• Search Engine
• Distance And Cost
• Price /group Perchace
• Best Of Six Suppliers' Price Quotes
• One Used Before
• Recommendation For Agas
• By Phoning Around Different Suppliers
• Convenience And Cost
• Previously Used And Compared Prices
• HAVE USED FOR MANY YEARS
• Regular Supplier - Best Price
• Phone Up And Get The Cheapest Quote
• Local Telephone Directory
• Same Supplier For The Past 25 Years
• As Used Before
• Always Use CPL
• Yellow Pages Rang For Quotes
• Village Co-op
• Budget Account
• Called Around Local Suppliers
• Account
• Phone For Cheapest Quote
• Cheapest Of The 2 Or 3 Companies Whose Lorries I See In The Area
• Internet Price Guides
• Web Site
• Have Very Limited Availability Due To Remote Area
• The nearest supplier
• Phone For Cheapest
• INTERNET SEARCH FOR CHEAPEST
• Look In Yellow Pages
• Cheapest After Phoning Round For Prices
• BoilerJuice For Quote, Then Phone Suppliers Direct And Challenge Them To Better The Price
• Always Used
• Local Consortium Based On Yelvertoft Northamptonshire
• Used Same Company For Years
• Ring A Round For The Best Price
• Used The Usual Supplier
• Compare Quotes
• By Cheapest Price In My Area
• Shop Around For Best Price
• Phoning Companys
• Check Internet For Prices
• Service And Price
• Shop Around For Best Deal
• Yellow Pages/previously Used
• Internet Look For Cheapest
• Bayford
• Already Known
• Contract Supply
• Local Directory
• By Cost
• Telephone Quote Comparison
• Service
• Cheapest Online
• Phoning
• By Phoning Around And Quotes Online
• Online And Phone Quotations
• Ford Fuel Oils
• Cheapest I Can Find
• Get Quotes
• Cheapest And Most Reliable
• Usually Stick To The Same Supplier As Have An Account And Have A Budget Payment Plan
• Same As When We Moved In
• Cheapest On Line
• C.P.S. Fuels
• Used Same One 9 Years Goff Oil
• Phone Around, Select Cheapest
• By Phoning Around Local Firms
• Comparison Site
• Chose The Cheapest
• Rang Around For Best Price
• Most Local
• Phone Local Suppliers
• Phone For Prices
• Called
• Have Used Same Supplier For Many Years
• From The Label On The Fuel Tank
• On Direct Debit With Total So Don't Shop Around
• By Price Quotes
• Search Internet
• Prices Are So Up And Down But they Are Quick To Deliver
• Current Supplier
• BoilerJuice.com Group Buying. They Group Deliveries To Your Area And Obtain Volumes Disount
• Known Local
• Local Phone Calls
• CPL
• Long Time Customer
• Look For Best Price
• CPL Petroleum
• Direct Debit Payment Emo Oil
• TELEPHONE QUOTES
• Watchman Monitor
• Group Delivery Service
• Just Started To Look For The Cheapest Online
• Same
• By Phoning Around For Cheapest
• Same Supplier Is Normally Cheapest And Can Pay Monthly
• By Cost And Service
• Distance
• Compare Prices
• Past Reliable Service
• Ringing Around For Prices
• RELIABLE AND CHEAP
• On Price Only
• Via Boilerjuice
• Phone Around Local Supliers
• Local Oil Buying Group
• Price Or Recomendation Of Friends
• Shop Around, Best Price
• Part Of An Oil Group
• By Cheapest
• By Previous Suppliers And Quotes
• Cheapest Local One
• Long Term Customer
• Either Through Account With Team Flitwick Or Boilerjuice.com
• Planned Payment Top Up
• BoilJuice Comparison - Always Order From Goff Petroleum When They Agree To What I Want To Pay!
• New House - Used No On Tank
• Local Company Offering Payment Plan
• Phoning Around For Prices
• Phone For Quotes
• By Existing Monthly Payment Plan
• If They Can Deliver Quickly
• Usual Supplier Always Gives Best Price
• On Contract To Top Up But Far Too Expensive Now Only Deliver When Asked But Still Pay Monthly Direct Debit
• Choose A Local Supplier From Yellow Pages
• Top-up contract
• Local Suppliers
• Ring Round
• We Have Always Been With The Same Local Supplier But They Are Now Part Of A Bigger Company And Much Less Helpful
• By Locality
• Pay Baxter Johnston By Direct Debit
• Always Bought From Same Firm
• Not Sure
• Time To Pay Bill
• Compared Prices
• Chose 3 Or 4 From Yellow Pages And Went With The Cheapest
• Local And Offers Credit Account
• Size Of Tanker
• Always Used Same One
• Quality Of Oil (cheap Oil Bought Some Years Ago Resulted In Damage To Boiler) And Cost
• Normal Supplier - Used For Years
• From Previously Used Ones
• Name Written On Oil Tank
• By Price On The Web
• Historically By A Direct Debit Arrangement
• Regular Price
• Inertia
• Phone For Prices And Go With Cheapest
• Ring Around To Get The Best Price
• Use Only Supplier To Contact Me Since Moving To New Area
• They E-mail To Say There Is A Group Saving
• Ring Around Different Suppliers
• Comparison Of Shortlist
• Have Planned Delivery Agreement
• Cheapest Price And Nearest Delivery Date
• Have Used Supplier In The Past
• Phoned For Price Direct
• Phone Around For Lowest Quote
• Compared 2 Local Suppliers
• Cost Of Oil And Length Of Pipe
• Account Holder With One Company
• By Phone Selection
• Used Company Before
• Account Holder
• Ring Round for best Price
• Phone 3 Local For Cheapest
• Price And No Surcharges
• Proximity And Time To Pay
• Searching For Best Price
• Phone Around For Cheapest
• Quality & Service
• Local Information
• Competative Quotes
• By Price And Availability
• Cheapest Deal
• Have Tried Various Suppliers But Found A Better Service From Goff
• Always Used The Same One
• Local Syndicate
• Just Keep With Them
• Existing Suppler
• Same Supplier That Have Contract With
• Whichever is Cheapest
• Check Cheapest Price By Phone
• Always Had Same One
• By Quotation
• Online Cheapest
• Price And Delivery Times
• Cheapest In Our Area
• Always Used The Same
• Online Price Checking
• By Checking 3 Suppliers' Prices
• Standing Arrangement
• Convienence
• Local Advert
• Local Supplier Has Been Very Reliable In Past
• Phoned Around Suppliers And Got Cheapest Quote For 1000 Litre
• Normal One Johnston
• Phone Around For Cheapest Quote
• From The Details On The Tank
• Shop Around For Cheapest Quote
• Local Supplier To KY13 9HY
• Via Quotes
• Next Day Delivery Needed
• Tradition
• Local Paper
• Regular Supplier Used For Several Years
• Location
• Go To Usual Supplier And Quote A Cheaper Price That They Then Match
• Tank Access Is A Little Awkward So We Prefer To Use The Same Supplier If Possible
• Check Prices
• I Phone 10 Suppliers And Pick The Cheapest
• Same Suppliers For past 10 years
• Advert
• By Phone Quotes
• Used Usual Supplier
• Local Group
• Lowest Quote with Reasonable Service
• Same One For 30 Years
• Checking Local Prices (website) And Negotiating With My Usual Supplier
• REGULAR SUPPLIER BUT I STILL SHOP AROUND
• By Internet
• Via A Oil Quotation
• Same One Each Time
• By Quote
• I Have A Top Up Supplier
• Consortium Delivery
• Kept With Existing Supplier
• Best Price Out Of 3
• Phoned Around For The Cheapest
• Ring Two Different Local Firms With Short Wheel Base Lorries
• COMPANY ALWAYS USED
• Local Papers In Essex
• Same As Previous Supplier
• Use Local Supplier
• I Have A Credit Account With Them
• Good Value
• Telephoned Local Suppliers
• Price Comparison Sites
• By Comparing Prices
• Ask For Quotes
• Phone Round For Quotes
• Friends Advice
• We Have An Automatic Signalman System
• Want Shell Oil
• Ringing Local Suppliers
• Cheapest And That Can Deliver On Saturday
• Call About 5 Suppliers For Cheapest Quote
• Asking Around
• Cheapest On Day
• Use The Same 1
• Adverts
• Same Supplied For The Last 8 Years
• By Prices
• Cheapest Of 4/5
• Top Up
• Word Of Mouth And Matching This Supplier - Total Butler - With Others On The Internet
• Used Same One For Years
• Internet Price Check
• Usually Use Same Supplier
• Same Supplier Each Time As Good Service
• Ask Locally
• Always With The Same Supplier
• 3 Prices
• Location Nearest
• By Price At The Time
• Cheapest Rate
• On Line Prices
• Best Price On Internet Or Boiler Juice
• Budget Plan
• Cheapest Or Quickest Delivery Time
• Phoning Around Companies
• Local Retailer
• Cheapest Oil
• Nearest With Competative Price
• Phoned Around For Best Price
• POST CODE
• BY PRICE - CHEAPEST
• News
• Online And Phone
• Phone Around For Best Price Off Local Suppliers
• Linton Oil
• I Would Consider Using Other Supliers But I'm A Little Worried About Cheaper Oil; Ive Experienced Poor Water Content In Cheaper Oil In The Past
• I Would Also Like To Join In With Other Locals And Drop The Price That Way
• Gogle Search And Price Comparison
• Phone Round For The Cheapest
• Price And Delivery Day
• Existing Contract
• Price And Delivery Date
• Ask The Neaghbours
• Useual Supplier
• Same One
• On Line Comparison Or Telephone
• Used Before Tried Diffrent Cheap One
• Local Cheapest For 2000 Litres
• Tied To Service Contract
• By Phone To Check Cheepest Price And Speed Of Delivery
• Pay Monthly For Local Supplier
• Just Same As Previous Owner, But Would Like To Research If It Is Reaaly The Best Price
• Comparing Prices By Phone
• QUOTES BY PHONE
• Ring Around Or Look On The Net
• Internet Quotes
• Goff E. Anglia
• Cheapest Supplier
• On Contract
• I Don't
• Telephone Suppliers
• Looked On Internet For Good Price
• Use Same One Always
• By Googling And Phoning For Quotes From Previous Suppliers
• Same One Every Year
• Ring Round Local Companies For Best Rate
• Habit
• Use The Same Supplier That Contacted Us When We Moved Into The Property
• Through Village Syndicate
• Call 3 Suppliers And Get Best Quote
• Price & Delivery
• Boiler Juice Or Direct From Supplier
• Monthly Budget Account
• Local Supplier Used By Letting Agent
• Proximity To Home
• Incumbant
• Phoned Previous Supplier
• Use The Same All The Time
• Price Comparison
• Phone For Quote
• Nearest To My Area
• Ring Round For Prices
• Nearest To My House
• I Have Always Used This Firm
• Price And Service
• Don't Always Use Same But Would Wish To Shop Around
• Local Recomendation
• Always Use Same
• Cheapest And Good Delivery
• Phone For Cheapest Supplier
• Recommendation From Friends
• Phone Directory
• By Telephone And Cheapest Price
• Shop Around For Prices
• Local Buying Consortium
• Telephoned Many Local Suppliers To Obtain Best Price
• Good Service Before
• Best Price In The Area
• On Internet
• Compare Prices By Telephone
• Web Trawl
• GOOD PRICES
• I Use The Same One Consistently
• Have Always Used The Same One
• Convenient Delivery Times
• Have Stayed With Same Supplier For Years
• Usual
• By Ringing Round
• Haven't Yet
• From Local Suppliers Best Price
• Have Recently Sacked Total Butler (had DD A/C)
• By Cheapest Price
• Emo Oil
• Ringing Round Suppliers Localy
• LOCAL SUPPLIER BY GETTING A QUOTE
• We Ring Around To Find The Cheapest
• Rang Round
• Based On Price
• PHONE AROUND LOCAL SUPPLIERS
• 3 Calls 1x 39.9pl 1x35.9pl And 1x34.9ppl For Kerosene
• Pay Monthly
• Tel Local Companies Went With The Company That Gave Me Best Price And Service - Rix Petroleum
• Always The Same
• Local Pages
• Telephone About 6 Suppliers To Find Cheapest
• By Phoning Re Prices
• Standing Instruction
• Mostly Local Firm
• Advertising
• Always Use Same Supplier
• Net
• Ringing Round For Best Price
• Must Have Small Tanker
• Up To Now Have Only Used Our Local Supplier; Now Looking Around To Get A Better Deal
• Check Prices Online First Then Shop Around By Fone With Local Suppliers
• Telephone Local Suppliers Asking Prices
• Phone Around Every Time
• Now Watch For Boiler Juice E-mails
• Top Up Service
• RING AROUND FOR QUOTES
• Telephone For Price
• Ringing Round Local Suppliers For Best Price
• Have An Account
• Price
• Cheapest
• Local
• INTERNET
• Yellow Pages
• By Price
• Cheapest Price
• Cost
• Online
• Locally

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