Free price alerts

Stop watching prices.
Let us watch them
for you.

Heating oil prices move constantly. Up and down with crude oil markets, the seasons, and supply pressures. PriceTank watches every day and emails you the morning prices hit your target. You just set it and forget it.

🎯 Target price alerts
πŸ“‰ % drop alerts
πŸ“§ Weekly digest
πŸ”’ No spam, ever
πŸ’· Completely free
pence per litre

We email you the morning a supplier in your area is at or below this.

% below the 30 day average

Between 1 and 50.

The first part is enough.

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. Free service.

Your alert is set up

Five types of alert

Choose the alerts that
suit how you buy

Different households have different needs. Some want to buy at a specific target; others want to know when the market makes a meaningful move.

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Target price alert
Most popular

You set a price in pence per litre. Say, 100ppl for 1,000 litres. We email you the morning a supplier in your area is at or below it, and tell you who. You decide what represents good value in your area, and we do the watching.

Best for: households who have a clear sense of what they want to pay and have enough tank capacity to wait for the right price
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Percentage drop alert
For market watchers

Rather than a fixed target, this alert fires when your area's price falls by a meaningful percentage below its 30 day average. Say, 5% or more. Particularly useful when you're not sure what your target should be, but you want to know when something significant moves.

Best for: buyers who want to act when the market dips noticeably, without committing to a specific ppl target
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Weekly digest
Low effort

Every Monday morning, a single email with the week's price movement. Where the UK average is now, how it's moved in the past 7 days, and a brief read on whether prices look likely to rise or fall. No noise, no urgency, just a regular check-in.

Best for: households who want to stay informed without being reactive. Useful for planning a top-up a few months ahead
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Best buy signal
New

Fires when your area's price is in the low end of its 90 day range. Not a guarantee, but a considered signal that it may be a good time to order.

Best for: buyers who want an informed view rather than a raw price figure, and who trust the data to help them decide
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Monthly review
Once a month

On the 1st of each month: last month's prices for your area, how they compared with the month before, and a link to the month's price guide.

Best for: households that buy once or twice a year and want a steady picture of where prices are heading

One email.
Nothing more.

When your alert condition is met, you get a single clean email: the current price, your savings opportunity, a direct link to compare suppliers, and an unsubscribe link that works first time, every time.

That's it. No follow-up. No "did you see our last email?". No supplier phone calls. The alert fires, you decide whether to act, and that's the entire relationship until the next time your condition is met.

Set an alert β†’

No spam.
We mean it.

We know the reason most people don't sign up to things like this is a reasonable fear: "I'll get bombarded with emails I didn't ask for." Here's exactly what we commit to: in plain language, not legal boilerplate.

Read our privacy policy β†’
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We only email you what you asked for
A target price alert fires once when the target is hit, not repeatedly, not "nearly there yet". A weekly digest is one email per week. That's the entire scope.
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No spam, ever
Your address is only used to send the alerts you set up. Pause or remove them at any time from the link in each email.
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We never pass your details to suppliers
When you click through to a supplier from a price alert, they do not receive your email address from us. No supplier will contact you as a result of setting a PriceTank alert.
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Unsubscribing is simple
Every alert email links to a page where you can pause or remove any alert, or stop all of them. No 10 day processing window, no re-confirmation email.
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Your data is stored in the UK
Your email address and alert settings are stored on UK servers under UK GDPR. Full details in our privacy policy.
Common questions

Everything you might
want to know

How often do you check prices? β–Ύ
We check prices throughout the day. Alerts are sent out at 9am.
What price is the alert based on? β–Ύ
The prices suppliers are quoting for your postcode at 1,000 litres, the same ones the quote tool shows. Where an alert needs history we have not built up for your area yet, it uses the national PriceTank Benchmark and the email says so.
What should I set as my target price? β–Ύ
Look at the current market average on the PriceTank homepage. A sensible starting point is a target 5 to 15ppl below today's average. That represents a meaningful saving without being so far out that you wait indefinitely. Prices do shift with the seasons, so setting an ambitious target is reasonable. Setting it too far below current levels risks missing good opportunities while waiting for a price that may not arrive for a long time.
Will I receive multiple alerts? β–Ύ
If the price stays at or below your target, you get the email once a week, not every day. The drop and best buy alerts wait two weeks between emails.
Can I set alerts for multiple postcodes? β–Ύ
Yes, just register separate alerts for each postcode. Currently each alert registration is tied to a single email address and postcode. There's no limit on the number of alerts you can set up from the same email address.
What if I go on holiday and miss an alert? β–Ύ
Your alert stays active indefinitely until you unsubscribe. If prices spike and then drop again while you're away, the alert will fire again when conditions are met. For the weekly digest, emails will simply be waiting in your inbox when you return.
Is this really free? What's the catch? β–Ύ
Yes, it's free. No catch. Your email address is never sold.
I set an alert but haven't received it? β–Ύ
Most likely the price hasn't reached your threshold yet. Check the current market price on the homepage. If the alert was set recently and prices are well above your target, that's expected. The alert is waiting. If you believe there's a technical issue, contact us at hello@pricetank.co.uk.

Ready to stop paying
the wrong price?

Set your alert in 30 seconds. We'll do the watching. You'll get one email when it matters.

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