22/12/2010
There are fears delays in heating oil deliveries to rural homes could lead to some people dying. Anna Hill hears calls for the industry and community to do more to help.
Around 6% of the UK's homes use oil for heating - supplied by tanker delivery to the door. But high demand and snowy conditions have meant some deliveries are being delayed by weeks. Anna Hill hears concerns from one community buyer that people may freeze to death if they're left without fuel. She also speaks to a fuel delivery company battling with conditions in Devon to reach vulnerable people who say many who have supplies are crying wolf to jump the ladder on deliveries.
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Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Anne-Marie Bullock.
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