An estimated 129,000 Scots who use oil to heat their homes are facing astronomical energy bills due to a significant hike in the price of Kerosene.
The cost per litre last week was nearly six times higher than at the end of April 2020, when the average price was 21p.
Figures compiled by the comparison site BoilerJuice show the average price for 1,000 litres of Kerosene oil in the UK was £1.25 per litre including VAT on March 16. That was down slightly on a four-year peak of £1.60 per litre on March 10 but it was still almost three times higher than the same day in 2021 when the price was 42p per litre.
