Rob Lock

Collaborating . #MakingaDifference . (Also Wedding Chauffeur). Traced ‘Pip' in poultry. #Keratoconus😎#SuddenCardiacArrest Survivor. Expired 3 Nov 2021.

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

Experienced wedding chauffeur seeks employment

19 years experience of driving vintage and classic cars (mainly 1920’s Austins) for hundreds of weddings, across Somerset and Devon.

Now seeking a new role after retirement of previous employer .

[archivetvmusings @archivetvmus71]

On the Parkinson show, Eric Morecambe discusses his first heart attack and the help he received from a passing member of the public, Walter Butterworth.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Why should you have to tell firm after firm that you’re vulnerable? Our new @mmhpi campaign is for a ‘tell us once’ service for those with mental (or physical) health conditions, to minimise stress in a crisis.

Do watch and read more here https://t.co/v9nNSonaXx

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@drlukeevans eel a fool as we had no choice to buy as our oil ran out on day Trump went to war. As we bought it before assistance was offered, despite being low income, medically vulnerable and not claiming any benefits. We will not receive any assistance. min delivery of 500l . #EastDevon

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@RichardFoordLD , is this something you could raise to help those in #EastDevon, who try to survive on very little and not claim any benefits, get punished at every turn for working hard all their life, but that self reliance makes them invisible ?.

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@MartinSLewis I feel a fool as we had no choice to buy as our oil ran out on day Trump went to war. As we bought it before assistance was offered, despite being low income, medically vulnerable and not claiming any benefits. We will not receive any assistance. min delivery of 500l . #EastDevon

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@MartinSLewis I feel a fool as we had no choice to buy as our oil ran out on day Trump went to war. As we bought it before assistance was offered, despite being low income, medically vulnerable and not claiming any benefits. We will not receive any assistance. min delivery of 500l . #EastDevon

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@MartinSLewis I feel a fool as we had no choice to buy as our oil ran out on day Trump went to war. As we have bought it before assistance was offered, despite being low income, medically vulnerable and not claiming any benefits. We will not receive any assistance. We ha min delivery of 500l .

[Matt Cartoons @MattCartoonist]

My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph

Buy a print of my cartoons at https://t.co/ILFJjPmckx

Original artwork from https://t.co/CVzTP7rF2f

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@MartinSLewis Hope they remember that ‘ low income’ does not always mean ‘claiming benefits ‘. #vainhope

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@PeterStefanovi2 @bbclaurak We are due to leave our rental within the next month , oil has run out so we have had to buy at 2x normal rate and min 500l delivery (that’s 6months supply) . we will only use a tiny fraction in next few weeks . How can we be compensated 😖😡?

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@MartinSLewis We are due to leave our rental within the next month , oil has run out so we have had to buy at 2x normal rate and min 500l delivery (that’s 6months supply) . @MartinSLewis we will only use a tiny fraction in next few weeks . How can we be compensated 😖😡?

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@BBCPolitics We are due to leave our rental within the next month , oil has run out so we have had to buy at 2x normal rate and min 500l delivery (that’s 6months supply) . @MartinSLewis we will only use a tiny fraction in next few weeks . How can we be compensated 😖😡?

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

HOME HEATING OIL & LPG CRISIS

This is a short summary of issues identified from 1,000s responses we (MSE) have had to build a dossier to send to govt...

1. SHARP PRICE INCREASES. A typical pattern is prices increasing from 55p to 65p per litre to £1.20 to £1.45 per litre or £1.60+ per litre if a delivery is needed quickly.
- Prices have surged leaving some households unable to afford essential heating
- Reports of supply shortages, with some firms not quoting at all for bulk deliveries, stating “no stock” or “no oil available”
- Households told only smaller boxes are available for £3.15 per litre around 5x the normal bulk delivery price.
- Some considering or actually switching off heating to preserve what little oil they had left
- Severe emotional and financial strain especially for older, disabled and low‑income households

2: UNFAIR PRACTICES. Orders not being fulfilled as expected, even when placed earlier or already paid for.

- Firms cancelling already‑placed orders, even fully paid ones or demanding more money
- Re‑quotes after cancellation massively increase the price, leaving households financially exposed
- New ‘price‑on‑delivery‑day’ policies remove price certainty and shift all risk onto consumers, who have no idea of cost
- People running out of oil, including medically vulnerable users, feel forced to accept inflated prices
- Problems with refunds and additional surcharges on refunds

3: LACK OF REGULATION- "IT'S THE WILD WEST" There is widespread anger that heating‑oil is an “unregulated, unprotected” market.
- People feel abandoned, heating oil & LPG users have no regulator, no affordability support, and no safety net.
- People are confused about their rights and whether many current practices are even legal

We will be sending a larger version today to the top of the Department for Energy and working on a full portfolio of problems and case studies to send in a week on top to the CMA and Energy Committee.

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

Who needs to wait for the mower to return from servicing when the voluntary flock are happy to do the first cut of 2026? #wtf #sheepinvaders

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

I’m no expert , but I’m sure it’s quicker “downhill“ #winterolympics2026 #bobsleigh

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

Are you a bit ‘gobby’ but good at housework ( especially floor sweeping)? #winterolympics2026 has the sport for you #curling🥌

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@AndrewButlerNet I have a soft spot for creations such as this… the Great Grimpen Mire.

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

@Christi13139041 Finns very icky, and on a scale of 1 -10, 9.

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

After 40 days of this in #floooded #Devon I’m beginning to grow gills

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

8/8
Yet the people endured, waiting for the sun as one waits for a late train: patiently, but without much confidence. ☁️☀️

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

1/8
And it came to pass in Devon that the heavens forgot how to close. For thirty and eight days did the clouds empty themselves, as if all the buckets of heaven had been overturned at once.

[Rob Lock @ThegardenerRob]

7/8
And the people cried, “Where is Moses, that he might part these puddles?” But no staff was lifted. Only umbrellas were found.