Heating Oil Ripoff

[Bugsy]

Just had a delivery of 1,271 litres of oil at a whopping 920 €.

A quick check on the internet reveals that is double the price of the UK

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[woolybanana]

better check those French prices, seems wrong to me

[BJSLIV]

A news item in mid February said the price has increased to 0.67 Euros per lite compared to the record high of 1,0143 in 2008.

http://droit-finances.commentcamarche.net/news/101322-fioul-domestique-le-prix-du-litre-repart-a-la-hausse

I should check they haven't filled you up with Diesel!

 

[WJT]

But isn't that close to what Bugsy paid? Just had a look and on 10, Feb. we bought 1500 litres and paid €1,011.[:(] That was for the premium though which is slightly more expensive.

[Bugsy]

Just checked with the company and they confirm the price is correct.

Fioul Domestique   1,271 litres

P.U. TTC = 724.00/1000 L

P.U. HT   = 605.35/1000L

The presume that TTC is the unit price including TVA and the HT unit price is excluding TVA

The totals are shown as

€ HT    = 769.40

€ TVA = 150.80

Total    = 920.20

[Pierre ZFP]

A quick check on UK heating oil prices, and they all seem to be very close in price, would seem to suggest that you would pay around £230 (€255) for 500 l so your 1271 litres would come to around €650 so yes, a lot cheaper than France.

[Sunday Driver]

A fortnight ago, we had a delivery of 1,217 litres of Super at a total of 849,85€ TTC. That's 58 cents a litre HT.

Pointless comparing prices with the UK because that's what I have to pay living here.......[;-)]

 

[Bugsy]

[quote user="Sunday Driver"]Pointless comparing prices with the UK because that's what I have to pay living here.......[;-)] [/quote]

Correct, as always 'old wise one' [Www] It was just a comment from Mrs B that got me looking.

We will be warm shortly [:)] and its trying to snow again. [:(]

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[Chancer]

Cant you order some over the net? Doesnt that fuel site that was featured here recently do heating oil?

[Bugsy]

This one, yes indeed. Just need a bit of guttering to divert 1200 litres from the letter box to the oil tank [:P][:)]

http://www.petroldirect.com/

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[Chancer]

I think you are making fun of me, of course they cant deliver oil through your letterbox you telecharge it [;-)]

Using a device similar to this one http://www.mensup.fr/usbwine/?act=insc&mp=USBWINE&o=92&p=61

[Alan Zoff]

Perhaps I should bring back all my "empties", filled with this stuff in the UK. Hopefully those nice customs people won't notice/mind at the ferry terminal. Will make a change for a tranny filled with bottles to be going in the other direction.

Could this be to the answer for all those people asking about how to make a living in France?