Nettlebed Oil Buying Group

Why pay more than you need to for heating oil?
You can save money on your oil orders by joining the village oil buying group.
 
Here's how it works
 
When you need oil, send an email to oil@nettlebed.net  (or telephone 641609 if you do not have email). Jim McWhirter will then contact all members of the group. After receiving replies and working out the size of the group order, he rings around the suppliers and places an order on behalf of the group. This is usually the cheapest price available but also takes account of quality of service (this became an important issue during the snow). This process takes between two and three weeks to complete and so the group cannot deal with urgent orders.

• Members who have ordered are notified of the price (ex VAT), supplier and approximate timing of delivery in advance.

• Following that, any issues relating to that delivery should be dealt with by contacting the supplier directly

• Each customer is individually billed after delivery but may be contacted in advance if they have not dealt with that supplier in the past.

The power of a buying group gives significant savings for members but has the disadvantage that delivery must be accepted on the day the group delivery takes place as determined by the supplier. There is no cost to members and there is no obligation to use the group – members are free to place independent orders when they wish to do so. Jim is keen to hear of any problems members have and to know if anyone feels they can get a better price. Jim does not gain any financial or other personal benefit from this scheme.