RPM Fuels & Tanks Blog

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling has announced his £200m scheme to aid Britain in lowering its carbon emissions. The pre-budget report published in December 2009, has stated that over 125,000 households will benefit from a £400 discount on new high efficiency boilers.

Government research reported that modern oil fired boilers are much higher in efficiency than older LPG models.  Statistically it costs around £991 per annum to heat a 3 bedroom house with an old LPG or mains gas boiler, compared to only £814 per annum with a new oil condensing boiler.  The scheme is also in place to help with rural homes.  Houses that are connected to mains gas can expect to see an astonishing drop in bills, using a high efficiency boiler to heat a 3 bedroom house will cost around £741 per annum,  households  using a LPG boiler can see bills as high as £1,645 per annum.

The director of OFTEC, Jeremy Hawksley commented that "Inefficient boilers can add £200 to the average heating bill. Replacing an existing conventional oil boiler with a modern, high efficiency model can save over 18% on fuel bills, and help lower household carbon emissions”..."In Austria an industry funded subsidy scheme to incentivise the purchase of modern oil boilers has caused boilers sales to nearly triple in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2008. Let's hope this UK scrappage scheme has a similar impact. Heating Oil is by far the most popular choice for heating in rural areas which do not have access to mains gas. Around 1.3 million homes in the UK use oil as their main source of fuel for heating and sometimes cooking."

These discounts and a range of incentives will be available from April 2010.