Tim Kearsley Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Sorry Paul, I misunderstood. Got ya now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fraser Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Oow! Just had a look at Boiler juice site and it's down from yesterday's £1.59 to £1.51 per L. About the same price as diesel at the forecourt and that has £0.58 fuel duty plus 20%VAT on it as opposed to £0.10 on heating oil and only 5% VAT. Somebody is having a laugh and it's not me! Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 off topic,sorry.....a local haulage company has just had £24K's of diesel fuel stolen from there premises by the wasters..... ken anderson...ne..1...wasters dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, Martin Fraser said: Oow! Just had a look at Boiler juice site and it's down from yesterday's £1.59 to £1.51 per L. About the same price as diesel at the forecourt and that has £0.58 fuel duty plus 20%VAT on it as opposed to £0.10 on heating oil and only 5% VAT. Somebody is having a laugh and it's not me! Marty Sounds like it Marty. Jet A1 (which is essentially the same stuff) down the road at Sleap is 92p a litre or 82p/litre if you are a member of the Club. Jet powered central heating? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Collinson Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Martin, I looked at Boilerjuice 5 mins ago and it said £1.65 on 11 March, down from £1.69 on Thursday. This was the 1 week chart. What have I done wrong? Diesel is either side of £1.80, just driven past 4 stations. Is there some geographical bias going on, or is levelling up only applying to fuel? BTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Diesel £1.681 per litre in 'local' supermarket this morning..... that's up 4p on yesterday morning's price.... all pretty unstable. Reports of heating oil theft in the village. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 hours ago, GrumpyGnome said: Diesel £1.681 per litre in 'local' supermarket this morning..... that's up 4p on yesterday morning's price.... all pretty unstable. Reports of heating oil theft in the village. ? Think yourself lucky, I just paid 2.199€ in a supermarket,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fraser Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Passed a filling station in rural Wales yesterday - £1.88 per litre ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Over the last week my wife has collated all our energy bills (gas and electricity) for the previous 10 years (ie since we had solar panels fitted) and the net cost, once the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) payments are deducted it comes to just over £3,000 - ie £300/annum. However, that doesn't include the cost of extra insulation we've had installed - new double glazing and foam insulation under the roof itself to add to the fibreglass wool insulation (6" IIRC). We live in an old stone cottage with just 2 small bedrooms upstairs so there's no cavity to insulate. The gas is used only for the central heating and hot water and most of the radiators are turned off - I can't remember the last time we heated the bedroom because it has to be around -10 deg C outside before it's necessary and we haven't needed our winter duvet this year. We have a couple of gas fires but they're rarely turned on. Insulation (and the solar panels) is the reason coupled, with thermal vests and a couple of pullovers/fleeces indoors. I was surprised myself but my wife is very competent financially and she's gone back and checked everything so I'm sure she's right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kearsley Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 That is impressive Geoff, to put it mildly! We've had solar panels and a storage battery put in at the start of this year (a 4 kW array and 5.2kWh battery) and the results already are very encouraging. Am I right in thinking that on the FIT scheme you are paid for deemed export, i.e. they assume that you are exporting 50% of what you generate? We've gone on to the FIT replacement, called Smart Export Guarantee or SEG, but the export is metered and the payment is nowhere near what you get on FIT - 4.1p per kWh in our case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) Slightly off topic, after many many months of trying, customer service just phoned saying the gas meter is to be removed, so no more bills ! That company is pathetic and really difficult to get to communicate with. Hurrah, the leach is off my back. The company is a compass bearing....3 characters. Yes, diesel is still expensive, £1.73 a litre locally for derv... Researching the small red diesel Turbine type heaters some off you guys use to heat your sheds... Edited April 25, 2022 by Rich Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) Look before you leap Rich. Red diesel is now £1 a ltr locally ( SE ) but its continued sale at a local filling station is in doubt due to government changes in its allowed use. We as domestic users can still use it for heating while companies or industrial users can't. It's use in machinery is now only allowed for agricultural use and not in diggers , JCBs or in anything to do with building etc. So if sales drop at our local filling station the pump will go ! I bought 30 ltrs just before the weather warmed so will have to guard it in a compound with dog patrols and machine gun towers! ?. Edited April 26, 2022 by Engine Doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Thanks Ed, time to get the wife knitting and bitching, remember Edwina curry ! Political comments removed....please stay on topic folks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Carlton Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Just keeping this rolling along for the sake of posterity. Heating oil currently £1.02/l via boilerjuice. Still very very high, but slightly less terrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Automotive fuel still high, £2/l for diesel locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) A couple of garages locally are charging £2.07 for diesel and petrol is 10p cheaper. The supermarkets are currently a bit cheaper at £1.87 for diesel and again petrol 10p cheaper. HMG love it as we are still paying VAT on it and on the fuel duty. Edited June 20, 2022 by Engine Doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Carlton Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 20/06/2022 at 09:28, Engine Doctor said: HMG love it as we are still paying VAT on it and on the fuel duty Why else would a supposed 5p duty cut happen a couple of days before the price suddenly jumped by 15p/litre? Got to pay for the cheese and wine somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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