Oil Buying Group

CDA for Herts is looking for local communities to join us in our  new venture: its new Bulk-buying scheme for domestic heating oil.

The scheme is aimed at bringing communities together to make the most of joint buying power so that greater savings can be made and passed on to customers. The scheme consistently saves money for its users by using the power of group buying to get the best deals.  Existing scheme members in other counties all recoup annual membership costs, often in their first order.  An  order form can be downloaded.

We believe that finding a way to keep fuel costs as low as possible is particularly important in areas of Hertfordshire that are ‘Off Gas’.

The scheme will also help to reduce the carbon footprint of the actual delivery system which is an additional benefit. Every time a tanker comes out to make a delivery, it’s using a lot of fuel – a full tanker may only get about 8 miles per gallon! So if deliveries are organised so that one tanker can reach as many customers in as small an area as possible, the fuel consumption is reduced.

How it works

  1. A local coordinator is recruited 
  2. Contact your local coordinator and let them know how much oil you want to order.
  3. Once a month your coordinator lets us know the total oil needed from your area.
  4. We tell your coordinator when to expect delivery and how much it will cost. 
  5. The oil supplier contacts you directly to tell you exactly when they will deliver.
  6.  You pay the supplier direct for the oil they deliver.

Membership fees

• £20   Domestic annual membership 
• £30   Community Building annual membership
• £100 Business annual membership

Join

All you need to do to take advantage of the scheme is to pay an annual membership fee, which will cover as many oil orders as you need during the course of the year.  Download  the Membership Application information and the Oil Buying Group Membership leaflet

Can You Help?

We are looking for local volunteers who will act as ‘go-betweens’ for us. Their job will be to tell us each month how much oil the people in their village want to order, and then telling people when the oil will arrive and how much it will cost. Volunteer coordinators benefit from free membership. For more information follow the link Coordinators leaflet

For more details on how you can join the scheme or become a local coordinator please email: office@cdaforherts.org.uk