Woman 'scared to turn heating on' due to oil cost
Source: BBC ·
Roslynn Garner-Gatley starts using a hot water bottle, bed socks and earlier bedtimes to stay warm.
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Roslynn Garner-Gatley says she relies entirely on oil for heating and hot water A woman has said she is frightened to put her heating on because the cost of domestic oil has nearly doubled. Roslynn Garner-Gatley, 76, lives in a three-bedroom semi-detached cottage in Yealmpton, south Devon, with no gas supply and relies entirely on oil for heating and hot water. She said her oil tank held 1,000 litres (220 gallons). About six months earlier, she bought 500 litres (110 gallons) for £317 plus VAT but, when she contacted her supplier for a current quote, she was told the same amount would cost £600 plus VAT. Garner-Gatley said: "I did not expect at my age after working for 50 years to be in a situation where I am terrified of putting on the heating because of the price of it." The cost of filling her heating oil tank has nearly doubled Garner-Gatley said she had started going to bed earlier to keep warm while watching television and had recently begun using a hot water bottle and bed…