20+ years of experience
Oil and Fuel Tank Services for Homes and Businesses
LV Fuel Services installs, replaces, removes and cleans oil and fuel tanks, from a heating oil tank in a back garden to bulk fuel storage on a working site. We also empty and make safe the tanks that are no longer needed.
For businesses
Commercial
Tank installation, removal, cleaning, generator removal, decommissioning and foam filling, planned around your site with RAMS agreed before work starts.
For homeowners
Domestic
Oil tank replacement, removal and cleaning. Your quote shows what’s included, and most replacements are a one-day job.
Emergency help
Emergency
If oil is leaking, call us straight away. Run out of heating oil? Emergency kerosene deliveries of 500 to 1,000 litres go out the same day or the next day, nationwide.
Accredited
From Survey to Sign-Off
We look after oil and fuel tanks from start to finish: fitting new ones, emptying and removing old ones, cleaning out water and sludge, and making redundant tanks safe. Your quote sets out the work, the fuel handling and the waste disposal included, so you know what you’re getting before we start.
Installation and replacement
Plastic and steel tanks, including bunded and fire-rated tanks, chosen to suit your property or site.
Removal and decommissioning
Tanks above and below ground lifted out, cut down on site, or filled with foam or concrete where they can’t come out.
Cleaning and fuel polishing
Water, sludge and diesel bug removed, and usable fuel filtered so it can go back into the tank.
Oil, fuel and waste handled
Heating oil, diesel and gas oil pumped out, transferred, or taken away through licensed waste routes.
What Do You Need Doing?
Pick your service below, or call 0800 799 9739 and tell us what’s happening with your tank.
Commercial
Domestic
Specialist
Emergency
Tank tools
Check, Measure and Plan Your Tank
Five quick calculators. They give a guide from your answers; for anything that matters, we check on site.
Tank compliance
Answer a few questions about your tank for a likely verdict, with the reason for each point.
Where is the tank?
Who uses it?
Capacity (litres)
1,225
On the tank’s label, or use the Tank volume tab.
Is the tank bunded?
Age (years)
12
What is it made of?
Distance to the building (m)
2
To the nearest door, window, flue or non-fire-rated wall or eaves.
Distance to a boundary (m)
1
A fence, hedge or wall between you and a neighbour.
A river, stream, pond or ditch within 10 m?
A borehole, well or spring within 50 m?
Could a spill reach an open drain, gully or loose manhole cover?
Is the tank above ground?
Likely verdict
Likely compliant
Rules: BS 5410-1:2019, the OFTEC risk assessment, Approved Document J (England and Wales), Scottish Building Standards 3.24 and Technical Booklet L (Northern Ireland), and each nation’s oil storage regulations for business tanks over 200 litres and larger home tanks.
Days left
How long your oil will last, when it runs out and when to reorder.
Tank capacity (litres)
1,225
Tank shape
Tank inside height (cm)
120
How are you measuring?
Gauge reading (% full)
40
Dipstick depth (cm)
50
How do you know your usage?
Bedrooms
Litres a year
2,000
Boiler output (kW)
20
Hours a day it fires now
4
Oil left
490 L
Days left
–
Runs out about
–
Reorder by
–
Running low? We deliver emergency kerosene, 500 to 1,000 litres, same or next day.
Use follows the season: more in winter, less in summer (UK heating degree days), with about 15% for hot water all year. The reorder date leaves 14 days for delivery. The last 5% of a tank is treated as unusable.
Tank volume
Your tank’s capacity from its inside measurements, and a dipstick chart to print.
Tank shape
Length (cm)
200
For a capsule, the overall length, ends included.
Width (cm)
100
Height (cm)
120
Diameter (cm)
120
Dipstick depth (cm)
60
Brim capacity
2,400 L
Safe fill (95%)
2,280 L
At your dipstick depth
1,200 L
Measure inside the tank. Moulded plastic tanks have curves and ribs, so the maker’s own chart is more accurate where you have one.
Decommissioning
The foam needed to fill a tank in place, the usual route, and what’s involved.
Tank capacity (litres)
2,500
Where is it?
Oil left in it (litres)
200
Access
Plans for the area
Foam to fill it
2.50 m³
Usual route
Remove the tank
Price
LV quotes after a site check.
Foam volume is the tank’s internal volume. The route is the usual one for answers like yours; the survey decides.
Heating costs
A year’s heating cost and carbon for six ways to heat a home. Change any price to your own.
Heat demand
Home
Heat demand (kWh a year)
10,000
Heating oil price (p per litre)
95
Sutherland Tables, September 2026.
Boiler efficiency (%)
90
Used for oil, LPG, gas and HVO boilers.
LPG price (p per litre)
65
Example figure: use your own quote.
Mains gas (p per kWh)
7.97
Ofgem price cap, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026.
Gas standing charge (p per day)
29.68
The cap’s daily gas standing charge, same quarter.
Electricity (p per kWh)
26.32
The cap’s electricity unit rate, same quarter.
Heat pump SCOP
3
Seasonal efficiency: 3 means 3 kWh of heat per kWh of electricity.
HVO price (p per litre)
150
Example figure: use your own quote.
Heat a year
–
Heating oil a year
–
Cheapest here
–
Sources: Ofgem price cap for October to December 2026 (Great Britain, direct debit); Sutherland Tables heating oil, September 2026; DESNZ greenhouse gas conversion factors 2025 (gross CV; UK grid electricity 0.177 kg CO₂e per kWh; HVO: direct emissions only, so its CO₂e leaves out production and transport). Kerosene 10.35 kWh per litre. Typical homes use Ofgem’s typical gas consumption (7,500, 11,500, 17,000 kWh) as heat from an 85% boiler. Electricity standing charges are left out, as every home pays them.
How the Work Runs
Commercial and domestic jobs follow different routes. Pick yours.
Survey and removal route
Lifted out, cut into sections or decommissioned in place, settled before work starts.
Method and quote
Site-specific RAMS, and a lift plan where needed, agreed before anyone starts.
Making the tank safe
Isolated, emptied and cleaned, with the atmosphere tested before any lift or cut.
Work around your site
HIAB, cold cutting or foam filling, phased around your operations.
Handover and paperwork
Certificate of disposal, waste notes, and a gas-free certificate where hot work was done.
Survey and quote
We look at the tank, the base and the route in, and quote for the whole job.
Oil handled
Oil left in the tank is pumped out, then reused or taken away, as agreed.
Old tank out, new tank in
You’ll need to be home, because the boiler is turned off before the old tank is disconnected.
Heating checked
The new tank is connected and the heating checked before we leave.
Commercial
The Sites We Work On
Commercial work runs under site-specific RAMS, agreed before anyone starts, and can be phased around your operations.
Schools and colleges
Hospitals and care homes
Farms
Depots and warehouses
Industrial sites
Construction sites
Haulage and fleet operators
Forecourts
Data centres
Accreditations, Safety and Waste
We’re OFTEC Registered, CHAS accredited, certified to ISO 9001:2015, and members of APEA, APHC and TrustATrader.
Oil, sludge and contaminated water go through licensed waste routes. We hold an upper-tier waste carrier licence, and you receive the waste paperwork for your job.
20+ years
Of experience in oil and fuel tank work
RAMS
Site-specific, agreed before commercial work starts
Licensed
Upper-tier waste carrier, licence CBDU208928
What Our Customers Say
Live from Google: rating, review count and latest reviews
“Two weeks of no hot water or heating, numerous plumbers, with the final advice being that we needed a new oil tank. We contacted LV who could not have been more helpful. Within 48 hours we’ve had our new tank installed, and our boiler is back online.”
Dr Jake Hutchinson · Google review
“His advice was prompt and clear and a quote was with me the same day. Tank installation was quick, the guys were polite and absolutely no mess.”
Mykey Hillcrest · Google review
“We were highly impressed at the quick response and competitive quote and the professionalism from the initial Risk Assessment to the final project sign off.”
John Williams · Google review
Case Studies
Domestic
A Cracked Tank and Failing Base in Solihull
Cracked slabs had caused stress fractures in a plastic oil tank. Three engineers removed the old tank and base, rebuilt the support and fitted a fire-rated steel tank in eight hours.
Commercial
Two 3,600-Litre Steel Tanks Removed in Nottingham
Waste fuel was pumped out, both tanks were lifted out by HIAB, and the pipework to the boiler and the fill point cabinet came out too, all in one visit.
Commercial
Two Water-Filled Tanks Foam-Filled in a Day in Norfolk
Two 5,500-litre steel tanks full of water were emptied by vacuum, filled with foam to take them permanently out of use, and cleared of pipework, in a single day.
Areas we cover
Nationwide, From Two Bases
We work nationwide from our bases in Banbury and Harrogate, for homes and businesses. Emergency kerosene deliveries are available nationwide too.
Banbury base
Unit 8, Cherwell Valley Business Park, Twyford, OX17 3AS
Harrogate base
Springhill Farm, Fellbeck, HG3 5EX
London and the South East
East of England
Guides and Recent Posts
Questions
Common Questions
Something not covered here? Call us and we’ll talk it through.
Which areas do you cover?
We work nationwide from our bases in Banbury and Harrogate, for homes and businesses. Emergency kerosene deliveries are available nationwide too.
How quickly can you deliver emergency heating oil?
Same day or next day. Each emergency load is 500 to 1,000 litres of kerosene. Call 0800 799 9739 with your postcode and we’ll confirm which it will be.
How long does an oil tank replacement take?
Most domestic replacements are a one-day job, depending on how complex the work is. For complex jobs, a temporary tank can keep your heating running, though this costs more.
What happens to my old tank?
We drain and recover any remaining oil, clean the tank and take it away. Plastic tanks are recycled into plastic granules and steel tanks as scrap metal.
Do you work on commercial sites?
Yes, including schools, hospitals, farms, depots, warehouses and industrial sites. Site-specific RAMS are agreed before work starts.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re OFTEC Registered, CHAS accredited, certified to ISO 9001:2015, and members of APEA, APHC and TrustATrader.
Request a Quote
Tell us what you need and where you are, and we’ll come back to you with the next step. Photos of the tank and the access to it help us quote.
Or call us
Have questions? Call us.
If your tank is leaking, call 0800 799 9739 rather than filling in the form.