--- title: Scottish heating oil collector in Ullapool url: https://fuelfixer.scot/scottish-heating-oil-collector/ullapool/ focus: heating oil collector in ullapool phone: 01295 380724 area: Scotland updated: 2026-09-30 --- # Local Scottish heating oil collector in Ullapool **Short answer** For heating oil collection in Ullapool? Call 01295 380724. A registered waste carrier attends anywhere in Ullapool — home tank, farm or croft store, depot, marina, plant yard or a few cans in a lock-up — pumps it out, checks the container for residue and issues a waste transfer note on site. Usually 30-60 minutes on site, quoted per litre, often same day. Because heating oil like this counts as hazardous waste, it has to be removed by someone registered to carry it and disposed of through a permitted route, all documented. [Call 01295 380724 — 24/7 across Highland](tel:+441295380724) Ullapool sits in [Highland](/coverage/highland/). Postcode IV26. Trunk roads: A9, A82, A87, A835 and A96. - IV26 **Scottish-owned** Scottish-owned and Scottish-run, working every council area from the Borders to Shetland. Part of Fuel Fixer Ltd. Reviewed by [**Rambo S** ](/editorial/), Wrong fuel expert, Fuel Fixer · last checked 30 September 2026 ## About heating oil collection in Ullapool Heating-oil removal is usually about the tank as much as the fuel: an old steel tank rusting from the inside, a bunded tank being decommissioned, or a boiler upgrade that leaves a tankful of oil with nowhere to go. Tank sludge is where proper clearance differs from a simple pump-out. The water and degraded residue at the bottom are lifted as well as the usable oil, which is what leaves a tank genuinely empty and clean. Collection puts the burden on the carrier, not you: they attend, pump out the heating oil, inspect what held it and remove it under licence, leaving the transfer note behind as evidence. A collection is arranged around your site in Ullapool: we match the kit to the access, quote per litre on the volume, and book a window. The lift is a short visit — pump out, check the vessel, issue the note. ## Local Scottish heating oil collector in Ullapool: the facts Fuel | Heating oil | Service | Collection and removal | Council area | Highland | Postcode districts | IV26 | Why it degrades | Kerosene or gas oil; collects water, sludge and bacteria and corrodes tanks | Typical sources | Tank decommissioning, heating changes, contamination, sales, spills, estates | Classification | Hazardous waste — waste transfer note issued | Regulator | SEPA | Typical cost | Quoted per litre | Attendance | Booked collection, often same day | Helpline | 01295 380724 | ## Where heating oil comes from around Ullapool In Ullapool the usual sources of heating oil we collect are old steel tanks rusting from the inside that have to be emptied before removal. Spills, leaks and overfilled deliveries, and sludge pumped from the bottom of a tank being cleaned. ## Where we collect in Ullapool In and around Ullapool, Highland the heating oil we collect comes out of house tanks, farm and croft stores, bunded commercial tanks, yards, depots and marinas, as well as drums and cans. Access to Highland runs via A9, A82, A87, A835 and A96. Call 01295 380724 with the rough litres and you get a quote and a window up front. ## Heating oil collector prices in Ullapool For heating oil collection in Ullapool the quote is per litre and depends on volume and access. Give 01295 380724 the rough litres and the location of the tank, bowser or cans and the price and window come before we set off. 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Reviews are collected independently and published in full — including the ones we would rather not have. Read every review on [Reviews.co.uk](https://www.reviews.co.uk/company-reviews/store/fuelfixer-co-uk) or on our [Google Business Profile](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17001480993030321128). Live review feed loads here. If it does not appear, [read the reviews directly](https://www.reviews.co.uk/company-reviews/store/fuelfixer-co-uk). ## Common questions **Do you collect heating oil in Ullapool?** Yes — across Ullapool and the rest of Highland. A registered carrier attends home, farm, depot, marina and commercial sites, pumps out the heating oil and issues a waste transfer note on site. **What counts as heating oil?** Both 28-second kerosene (the common domestic oil) and 35-second gas oil used by some older and agricultural boilers. We collect and dispose of both, plus tank sludge. **Do you remove the sludge as well as the oil?** Yes. The sludge and water at the bottom of a tank are part of the job and are collected with the oil, which is why proper clearance is more than pumping off clean fuel. **Is heating oil hazardous waste?** Yes. It cannot be tipped away, drained or left in a redundant tank. A registered carrier removes it and disposes of it through a permitted facility with a transfer note. **Can you help with a leaking or rusted tank?** We pump out the oil and sludge so a failing tank can be dealt with safely, and can advise on cleaning and decommissioning. Describe the tank when you call. ### One operator, four sites Fuel Fixer Scotland is the Scottish arm of Fuel Fixer Ltd. The same technicians, the same equipment and the same helpline sit behind all four sites — they differ only in where and how people search. - [**Fuel Fixer** The operating company. 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