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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m at a loss to know where to start. We have been totally let down by this firm. November 2025 we accepted a quote for a replacement heating oil tank. We asked that this could be done after I return... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sweet Fuels has gone totally downhill since their acquisition by NWF. Latest example - I called late January to check on my next automatic top-up. Promised it would be by 2nd February, and came back f... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Seeing the many poor reviews shows my experience with Sweet Fuels is the norm. I will have been waiting 17 days for my delivery if it comes on the 2nd latest date promised. I’m currently 8 days withou... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rang Sweetfuels in a bit of a panic as my WiFi meter read empty and it was coming up to the Bank Holiday weekend (my fault for not closely monitoring the levels). Delivery arrived within two days an... See more

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  1. Heating Oil Supplier

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Sweetfuels combines very competitive prices with an excellent, reliable delivery service to be one of the leading distributors of heating oil in the area. We are also one of the leading suppliers and installers of plastic, maintenance free oil tanks in the area.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID sweetfuels

Sweetfuels we're delivering on behalf of boiler juice and cleamed there were parked cars and couldn't deliver. We arranged for another delivery today and I was I in waiting in, at no point did there truck stop and In a email they said there were cars parked in the way. There was one car parked but not outside our house. I have asked for the tracking from there truck but nothing. Avoid this company at all costs. We have 2 children under 5 and have no heating or hot water. To top it off they want to charge us £40 for costs. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid

April 19, 2024
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Hi Nicholas,

In rare circumstances and in particularly difficult scenarios we may be unable to make delivery. Our drivers are very good at using their discretion as to whether the risk involved in delivering the fuel is too great e.g. if damage may be caused to vehicles or property.

Our preference is always to delivery the fuel - it's in no way beneficial for us or the customer to fail a delivery - but it's not always possible.

In this instance the parked cars did not completely restrict access to the property but would have required the tanker blocking the entire road for around 20 minutes due to the tank's location.

I see you used a third-party buying group to make this order. Due to their processes, customer communications come directly from them. We did inform the buying group of the delivery attempts and suggested solutions so that a successful delivery could be made. Again, any charges for failed deliveries are a process of the buying group.

Our drivers and office staff persevered with your order and delivery was made on the third attempt.

I hope this goes some way to explain the circumstances, and we would appreciate it if you reconsidered your 1* review.

Kind regards,
Andy

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not the company it was

Sweetfuels used to be my go to company for oil. They even had a discount scheme for our village and always used to offer a competitive price. But since the recent (?) change of ownership things have not been so good.
Last October 2023 I ordered some oil thinking I would get a keen price, but when I came to examine the invoice in detail I discovered I had been charged about 10p/l more than the average going rate, according to Boilerjuice. When I phoned them up to query the cost they said words to the effect "Oh yes, we've made a mistake, sorry, we'll refund you some money". Over 3 months later (Feb 2024) there's no sign of this.
I'm now shopping round for another delivery and, even with a 1p/l discount they are still one of the most expensive. So, needless to say, they won't be getting my business this time.

October 19, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Do the job

No issues with anything regarding service or product and would award 5 stars is delivery was a little faster - usually have to wait 4 to 5 days and would be great if this could be a little speedier.

September 6, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reliable

Sweetfuels have always been reliable and their pricing is competitive. I can highly recommend them.

September 2, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

See Above

Efficient message system - clear and concise.
Pleasant delivery person with no fuss or interruption to my property.
As I am visually impaired and do not work on-line, very helpful to be able to settle account over the telephone. Very efficient.

September 29, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Feedback

Responded to price challenge positively, good communication, pleasant friendly delivery person and being able to pay by phone banking made the process easier.

I would suggest giving customers 7 days to pay the invoice given it can arrive late into the next day when the payment is due and in my case was overlooked for couple of days later compounded by a phone issue affecting my on line banking access which took a few days to sort out.

September 29, 2023
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

29 Jul 2018 Buyer beware.

29 Jul 2018
Oil removed without notice!!!
Having used this oil company for over six years and paying a regular DD without incident I was recently contacted by email asking me to pay a huge outstanding balance (which I was totally unaware of) and to increase my monthly DD by a further 25% or to almost double my DD for the forthcoming 12 months making the payments totally unaffordable (upwards of 550.00 per month).
I rang to explain my circumstances and no other option to pay was offered just a legal threat the following day by email .
They have just come without prior notice to collect the oil and have left me with a completely empty tank which means I have no hot water.
I have an 82 year old bed dependent mother and a Down's syndrome handicapped brother who has many personal and mobility issues.
This was conveyed to sweet fuels during the telephone conversation however, they still felt it appropriate to take ALL the fuel without notice or without giving me an option to pay a lower amount until the bill was cleared or to pay for a small amount of it which was already in the tank, thus giving me a little time to make arrangements to maintain some hot water for my family.
Whilst I appreciate the balance may have been outstanding surely some communication should have been made before sending a bill out of the blue for £2300.00 with a demand for a further DD increase?
Very poor credit control and communication with zero customer service came as a very unpleasant surprise after all this time.
Justified repossession or just morally derelict?

July 19, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick service, competitive prices.

Have been using them for the past 5 years. They have great prices, very responsive by ph or email or online ordering. Have saved me a couple times, when I let the oil run out, with a quick emergency delivery. Happy to keep using them.

January 26, 2021
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