# Fueltool

> Fueltool is an independent, owner-run UK heating oil price comparison site, running since 2011. Customers enter a postcode and litres and get live quotes from independent local suppliers, then order directly. Prices are updated by the suppliers themselves.

Key facts: UK domestic heating oil (kerosene), plus premium kerosene and gas oil / red diesel. Quotes include 5% VAT and real delivery dates. Suppliers are independent local companies; Fueltool is not owned by any supplier.

## Prices

- [Get a live quote](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/search): enter a postcode and litres for current prices
- [Price trends](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/trends): how UK heating oil prices are moving
- [Price history data](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/history): historical UK average price series

## API

- [Quote API documentation](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/api/): free keyed JSON API - postcode and litres in, live quotes out, with delivery dates and an order link. Built for AI assistants and integrations.
- [UK average price API](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/api/v1/price/): OPEN, no key - today's UK average heating oil price plus a daily history series as JSON. Free with attribution and a link to fueltool.co.uk. Historical figures are frozen and safe to quote.
- [Embeddable price tracker widget](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/api/): one script tag puts a live UK price tile on any website
- [OpenAPI specification](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/api/v1/openapi.json): machine-readable spec; works as a ChatGPT Action or agent tool definition
- Create a free private quote API key instantly (60 requests per hour): https://www.fueltool.co.uk/api/#get-a-key

## Market brief and news

- [Daily market brief](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/news): a short written briefing, updated through the week, on what is moving UK heating oil prices - Brent crude, sanctions and supply events - alongside the current UK average pence per litre and the cost of a typical 1,000 litre fill. Carries the publication date in the page as schema.org NewsArticle markup. Free to quote with attribution and a link to fueltool.co.uk.
- The brief always states the UK average price it was written against, so the figure quoted in it matches the tracker on the same date.
- [Weekly price update emails](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/updates): the same market commentary by email.

## About

- [About Fueltool](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/about)
- [For suppliers](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/suppliers): how heating oil suppliers join and get orders
- [FAQ](https://www.fueltool.co.uk/faq)