A fuel supplier has given more than £250,000 worth of free oil to its most vulnerable customers.

In September, Oil 4 Wales offered a one-off delivery of 800 litres of oil to its customers aged 80 years old or over, to ensure its elderly community were kept warm over the winter months.

Thanks to its eligible customers who contacted their local depots to take part in the scheme, Oil 4 Wales’ forecasted pledge of £75,000 towards heating fuel was surpassed, with over £250,000 being donated over the past two months.

With the scheme exceeding its projected donation, the team have had to terminate the offer which was originally predicted to last until March 2023 and would like to thank all those who contacted Oil 4 Wales to take part.

Commenting on the success of the scheme, managing director Sally Williams said: “Following a difficult few years facing the COVID-19 pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis, we are very proud to have been able to support our customers who have championed us for the past two years.

We have been humbled by the lovely messages and cards we have received, and it means so much for us to be able to reach out to the community to ensure they stay warm during the coldest months of the year.

“We could never have imagined that so many members of our local communities would sign up to the scheme in such a short period of time. This demonstrates just how vital it is to act on our mission to ‘work with the community, for the community’ and to support each other throughout the cost of living crisis.”

Over the last two years Oil 4 Wales has made several contributions to its community. These include a fuel delivery to local charity, The Carers Trust Crossroads which specifically benefitted an elderly husband and his wife, acting as their son’s carer throughout the pandemic.