Buy now or wait and hope? Families face gamble on heating oil
The price of heating oil has almost doubled in 12 months following the conflict in the Middle East.
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"I don't think the level of support really anticipated the length of time these high prices would go on for."
— Matt Copeland , Activist
"Over the next few weeks I'll be monitoring the price to see if it goes down a little bit and then order the oil."
— John Craggs , Other
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The price of heating oil has almost doubled in 12 months following the conflict in the Middle East.
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