Scotland · Highlands and Islands
Compare named UK heating oil suppliers covering your Highland postcode. Enter your postcode to see the named suppliers delivering 28-second kerosene (home heating oil) in your area.
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For households in Highland, Certas Energy UK Limited (Companies House number 04168225) is registered as delivering nationwide from its Warrington head office, coverage that has been verified, and it is a listed UKIFDA member. It supplies domestic kerosene with a 500-litre minimum order, making it a sensible starting point before working through the smaller suppliers also covering the area.
Order direct with Certas Energy on their own site, rather than through a third-party reseller that takes your order and passes it on. You get the supplier's own price, you are dealing with the company that actually delivers the oil, and there is no broker between you and the tanker. We do not take orders, handle payment or add a fee to anything you buy.
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Named UK suppliers covering the Highland area
The Scottish Highlands has the most extreme off-grid heating oil dependency in the UK. Across the vast Inverness and Cromarty, Easter Ross, Sutherland and Caithness areas, mains gas is almost entirely absent - only Inverness city and a handful of larger towns have gas networks. Around 70,000 Highland properties use oil, many in isolated glens, coastal crofts and estate properties accessible only by single-track roads. Despite the logistical challenges, strong regional competition keeps prices at or near the Scottish average.
Local heating oil prices depend on how far your postcode is from the nearest fuel terminal, how far tankers travel to reach rural properties, how many suppliers compete in your area, and the size of your order - larger deliveries are cheaper per litre. Prices also move with the seasons (demand peaks in winter) and follow the global crude oil and wholesale kerosene markets, which can shift from week to week.
Compare quotes from several suppliers on the day you want to order, since prices change week to week with the wholesale market. Ordering 500 litres or more usually unlocks a better per-litre rate than a 300-litre order, and ordering outside the peak winter demand period tends to help too. Use the form above to compare quotes for your exact postcode.
Availability depends on your exact postcode. Use the form above to compare quotes from suppliers covering your address, and see the list of suppliers serving Highland below.
Standard deliveries typically take a few working days, and some suppliers offer faster options for an additional charge. During cold spells lead times extend across the board, so it helps to order when your tank reaches about a quarter full rather than waiting until it runs low.
The sheer scale and low population density of the Highlands - the region covers 25% of the UK's land area but has fewer than 250,000 residents - makes gas network infrastructure commercially unviable for all but the largest towns. The Scottish Government has repeatedly looked at alternatives including hydrogen and heat networks, but oil remains the default heating fuel for most rural Highland homes.
Yes. The Scottish Government's Home Energy Scotland programme offers grants for heat pumps, biomass boilers and external wall insulation to homes currently on oil heating. Eligibility varies by income and property type. Visit Home Energy Scotland for current grant levels, which are regularly reviewed. A heat pump installation in an average Highland home can qualify for up to £7,500 in grants.
