Hundreds affected by cancelled orders of heating oil to get compensation

Orders were cancelled when prices surged (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Hundreds of people who were affected by suppliers cancelling heating oil orders when prices surged following the Iran war have been told they will receive compensation, the UK’s competition watchdog has said.

Around 800 people have been notified and hundreds more are set to be contacted, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said.