How Tankful checks prices

Tankful compares heating oil prices county by county. Prices come from oil suppliers' own websites and public quote pages, or from oil suppliers directly, and we review them by hand.

Each price is recorded for the order size it was published for, such as 300L, 500L or 1000L, and for its county, so a national price isn't mistaken for a local delivery quote. Where we can, we show which oil supplier it came from.

We don't publish how often we check each oil supplier. Every price shows the date we checked it.

Oil suppliers with a recent price are listed cheapest first. Older prices are listed separately. The oil supplier confirms the final total and delivery date when you order.

Households never pay Tankful to compare prices or set alerts.

Tankful may earn fees from oil suppliers for delivered sales, onboarding or account services.

• Suppliers cannot pay to rank above cheaper or fresher results.
• Ranking and labels use price, recency, coverage, availability, and review checks.
• If a county has few recent prices, or only older ones, we say so on the page.

Oil suppliers quote by the litre or by delivery volume, and some vary the price by location or order size. Tankful shows each price for the order size the oil supplier listed, such as 300, 500 or 1,000 litres, and never works out one size from another.

Delivery charges, VAT, minimum orders, payment discounts and your address can all change the final amount, so we show each price as the oil supplier listed it.

Tankful covers the Republic of Ireland. Prices are matched to counties where possible, because delivery areas and totals vary locally.

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A recently checked price can still differ from what you pay. Exact delivery location, minimum orders, timing and demand, payment method (some oil suppliers give cash discounts), fees, VAT treatment and local availability all play a part. The oil supplier confirms the exact price for your address and order size.