Dave Riley

@CaomhanMacandra @MartinSLewis Also don't forget that the av price for oil in Scotland is higher than anywhere in the UK according to Boiler Juice today at 151p/l vs England 131p/l, Wales 138p/l & NI 114p/l

@MartinSLewis £4.6m for Scotland is derisory and insulting! If that was spread out to everyone with heating oil that's less than £40 each! 700 litres is now roughly £1k when it was just over £500 two weeks ago! People currently in fuel poverty will still be in fuel poverty!

We have a little more detail over the Home Heating oil £53m help here moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/03/h… plus I'll be putting your questions to Ed Milliband about it on my show (7.15pm ITV) tonight (as well as talking petrol, energy bills, mortgages and more)...

@MartinSLewis It's a waste of time. The majority of people who actually need heating oil assistance won't get a penny because they're not claiming benefits or classed as "vulnerable". Those who work or have a reasonable pension will still be left to struggle and pay 100%+ for their heating!

@MartinSLewis @itvMLshow Now roughly £650+ (if I'm lucky) for 500l of heating oil that lasts me approx. 6 weeks. £108+ per week on heating and hot water. How is that sustainable or affordable?

Got questions on the Middle East conflict impact on bills and what you can do about it, including energy, heating oil, petrol, mortgages and more? That's our focus on tomorrow's @itvMLshow, pls suggest questions by reply...

@MartinSLewis £53m for the "vulnerable"? Prices have soared by over 100% which effects all heating oil customers. So those who work have to just "put up with it"! 😡 Even if if was for all that's £35 per household on oil.

The PM listed 5 things they'll do to "protect the cost of living". Most just reiteratedexisting situation, the new thing, as expected was £53m to help vulnerable with home heating oil costs. We'll starting digging into that ASAP. Will update here when I know more.

@MartinSLewis @Ed_Miliband Paid £330 for 500 litres 4 weeks ago and was quoted over £700 yesterday. They can’t guarantee the price until the delivery date. No other source for heating/hot water so bought oil radiators to save the remaining oil for hot water. 😩

Just got off the phone after @Ed_Miliband called to discuss in detail the problems people are facing with domestic energy bills and heating oil. Here's what I fed through - your feedback would be useful... 1. HEATING OIL: This is the most immediate concern as many, often in rural areas or N. Ireland, are refuelling their tanks. Prices have rocketed, a few even suggest they've nearly doubled in a week. My biggest concerns are... a) Those who can't afford the new price b) Lack of specific regulation as heating oil isn't covered by Ofgem (though that's a longer-term issue) c) Some have anecdotally reported existing booked-in orders being cancelled, and being asked to rebook at much higher prices. I want to firm up whether this is widespread... I'd like to hear specific examples of how much prices are rising, especially of point c) and will pass them through to the Department for Energy. 2. CONSUMER GAS & ELECTRICITY BILLS: This is less imminent, but a potential ticking cost time-bomb. I'm focused on the Eng, Scot & Welsh system here... - In the short term: Most bills are protected from the spike in wholesale energy prices as the Energy Price Cap is set based on a significant time-lag. In fact it is locked in to DROP 6.7% in April. Those not on the Price Cap are mainly on existing fixes (which, due to unprecedented prior policy changes, will see most suppliers cut existing fix rates on 1 April, typically by 7% to 9%) so are also price protected for now. One current concern is the lack of availability of cheap fixes. While that's frustrating, in the short term it means those whose existing fixes are ending, will just (hopefully temporarily) need to move on to the Price Cap. There are also a minority of homes who are immediately affected, eg, those on time-of-use tariffs. These include Octopus Agile & Tracker, which move half-hourly or daily with wholesale rates. These are sophisticated user tariffs, and if necessary people have the short term option to switch back to a Price Cap tariff (though do check for restrictions on how long before you can switch back). So while none of that is great, it isn't crisis point. - The end of May is likely crunch time: This is usually when the next Price Cap (July to Sept) is announced. It currently seems very likely it will rise, though just how much all depends on how long lived the current energy price spike is. Yet the key is whether wholesale rates have dropped back down or not by that point. If they have, while the Price Cap rise will annoy many, it won't be critical for most for two reasons i) The July to Sept Price Cap is usually the lowest use period. So, even if typical use rose £200/yr, in practice this'd just be, at a guess, an extra £30 to £40 paid over the period. If by then wholesale rates are down, a substantial cut would be expected for the next (Oct) Cap. ii) The rate new fixes are set at is based on wholesale rates, so if wholesale rates have dropped by then, the big push should be to get people off the Price Cap and onto fixes which could possibly look to be 20%+ cheaper, avoiding any price hike. That should then leave only those unwilling or unable to switch paying more - the latter is an issue the govt would need to concern itself with at that point. Yet if rates haven't dropped back down by May, and it looks like it'll stay high so the October Price Cap will rise too, and no cheap fixes are available, then things get into real problem territory. The government needs to be (and I suspect is starting to) planning now for that eventuality in case more hard-core intervention is needed. Martin PS I said I'd be off socials for the weekend, as normal, but thought this was worth coming back on for. I'm now resuming my weekend break from socials.

@MartinSLewis @Ed_Miliband @MartinSLewis I have requested a quote from our regular supplier and they have said that they cannot give a quote but will only take orders. I will be invoiced for the price on the day of delivery. Therefore I would be ordering something I don’t know the price of. Over 120% up!

@silasdenyer @MartinSLewis Price transparency is required before a contract is binding. For consumer contracts, traders must provide clear information about the total price (including VAT, duties, and any additional charges) before the consumer agrees to the supply.

@Dave_Riley @MartinSLewis Of course it is legal. You don't have to agree to those terms; if you do, you pay the price they give on the day. Your risk.

The home heating oil situation is terrible for many unlucky enough to be about to refill. The solutions of 'comparison' and 'collective buying' are weak at this time. The outrage is this is an unregulated, unprotected, market (we've long called for that to change). We are subserving many, especially those who live in rural communities.

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Embrace the penguin.

@KenRoth Not so sure…

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Massive hack of @SkyNews hugely expensive Ukraine coverage cut suddenly to an abortion programme!!!? It cut in abruptly. Played for around 15 mins, now just dead air. 1st time I've ever seen a major news channel hacked. Looks like the Russians will do more & more of this #skynews

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I can't get behind this government, not now, not ever! They have betrayed our values, they have betrayed the office of governance, they have betrayed Northern Ireland, they have betrayed Scotland, they have betrayed Wales, they have betrayed everything good we ever stood for!

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@WindyWilson88 @WindyWilson88 Been snowing since at least 5am this morning in Waterbeck near Lockerbie and getting heavier.

Tuesday 9am v my forecast Red - Snow Green - Sleet Blue - Rain

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