Dragon Petroleum Reviews 179

TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.8

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I cancelled the order due to a crack in the tank. No response. The day before delivery, I phoned about 10 times and sent another email. No response. Oil delivered, leaked.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have used dragon petroleum Dyserth for the last 3 years. Friendly service if you order over the phone, or you can order online. Prices are always competitive. Haven’t met a driver yet, but delivery... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ordered with Dragon using their recent postal promo. Delivery was a day quicker and I didn't even hear the driver until he was packing up. The only criticism would be, comms didn't really exist. I p... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

When we lived on Anglesey we often found Dragon to be helpful and competitive. Since "downsizing" into full retirement in Rhuthun 3 years ago we have found Dragon to be just as helpful and competit... See more

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  1. Fuel supplier

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Dragon Petroleum is Wales’ premier fuel and lubricant distributor. We supply domestic, agricultural and commercial customers throughout Northern Wales. With over 60 years of strong local ties and quality service, we have remained an integral part of the community, known for our reliability and efficiency. Our passionate drivers and experienced team have strong Welsh roots and are a significant part of what makes it so well respected. As the depot is operated by local people who can cater to both English and Welsh speakers, Dragon Petroleum offers a unique, friendly and local service.


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3.8

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Money-Grabbing Incompetence

Day 1
We ran out of domestic heating oil (faulty oil level meter, my fault for not checking the oil level) and so looked around for an emergency delivery. Dragon said they could deliver the next day and so I paid the premium applied to next day deliveries.

Day 2
I called the morning that delivery was due and was told that the oil would be with us by 2pm. Happy days! 2pm came and went... OK, the driver is running late, no problem. 4pm arrived and we have no delivery and no communication from Dragon to explain why. So I called them again. The woman on the end of the phone told me the 'router' would call me back. 4.30pm. No call from the mysterious 'router'. I called. "Oh, the router has an email asking him to call you." Nothing else. No explanation. No delivery. 5pm ...on the dot... I called again. No answer. Everyone's gone home happy that even if their customers are freezing to death, they have a lovely evening planned. Furious doesn't quite describe my mood at this point.

Day 3
I called first thing and asked when we could expect delivery. "You're not down for delivery today." So obviously I'm a little irate and the tone of my voice alerts the woman on the phone that I need to speak to a manager. Cue Mike. Lovely, friendly Mike. Took my details and called me back saying they had moved a few things around and I would get delivery later that day and that there had been snow in Denbighshire the previous day. (I live 20 odd miles south of the Bangor depot). Far be it from me to tell Dragon how to run their operation but checking the weather forecast and adjusting promises accordingly might be a good idea for the future.
Anyway, the oil turned up at about 2pm.

Days 4-20
No apology. No offer of a partial refund (for the premium paid for next day delivery). No nothing.

Day 21
Email arrived in my inbox asking how you did.
You did terribly.

8 March 2023
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Reply from Dragon Petroleum

Hi Calvin,

Firstly, I'm very sorry to hear we didn't provide a good service with your fuel delivery.

Can you please email feedback@dragonpetroluem.co.uk with details of your order number and / or account number so we can investigate?

Thank you for your patience so far and for giving us feedback.

Kind regards,
Andy

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Order delayed twice

Order delayed twice. Communication keeping me informed non existent. I had to phone them to get any info. Web site also appalling

4 March 2023
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Reply from Dragon Petroleum

Hi Caroline,

I'm sorry to hear about the delay with your order and the lack of communications from us.

So that we can investigate why this occurred please email feedback@dragonpetroleum.co.uk with details of your order number and / or account number and any other feedback that might help us to resolve the issue or improve our service.

Coincidentally, we are looking at getting the website redesigned so any feedback on how to improve the website will also be appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,
Andy

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

Spoke to them to see if a site delivery to drums was OK and they said yes, when I placed the order online they phoned to say they wouldn't fill drums on a construction site. Took 10+ days to receive a refund.

In the meantime I got another supplier to deliver much faster and much cheaper so I can't recommend them.

31 January 2023
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Long wait for delivery after payment…

Long wait for delivery after payment had been taken. The delivery driver churned up large, deep, divots of grass outside our premises, where we had planted spring bulbs. Usually there is no problem, but this time it was rather disappointing.

13 January 2023
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Poor service this time but usually good

Ordered kerosene a good week to ten days before the deadline for promised pre-Christmas delivery. The deadline approached and no sign of the kerosene. Phoned them and received excuses but up to a few days prior to the deadline they were still advertising "order now for pre-Christmas delivery." The kerosene didn't arrive before Christmas - luckily there was a sufficient amount in the tank to get us through the holiday period. It was well into the new year before the kerosene arrived. Poor service and customer service. Will think twice before using them again.

8 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Sadly wouldn’t use them again

Purchased online, 500ltrs. Got given a delivery date. Delivery date came and went. No delivery and I had to chase them via the phone to find out why. Other friends were having the same issues with them so I rang round other providers and found someone who could deliver next day.
Then called Dragon back to see if I could cancel my order and get a refund. Was told yes, and only took a couple of days to go back on my card. That didn’t happen either until I called them 4 times over 2 weeks. Was told twice it had been refunded yet the accounts department said it hadn’t been done. Finally got my money back.
Would advise anyone buying online to call them first and check they can actually deliver and not take the date quoted on the website as a definite delivery date.

11 January 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From Jones’ @ Llandygai

From Jones’ @ Llandygai. We generally shop around for our oil, but will be coming back to dragon oils in Bangor moving forward. The service was great. The standout, and the reason I’m writing this review, is because the driver was top notch, nothing was too much trouble. A lovely chap

22 December 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Delivery was a few days late

Delivery was a few days late. I was most disappointed that no regard was taken for garden flowers which got damaged in the beds by the fuel hose being dragged across my back garden.
A couple of cones would have solved this problem.

7 July 2022

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