Pay for what they filled in your tank. That's the oil company's problem if they're giving away fuel oil.

Be glad they didn't try to fill a disconnected tank and destroy the house.

Pretty sure you wouldn’t have to pay for it if you only requested one address. Negligence on behalf of the driver isn’t your fault

Sounds like a them problem.

Happened to us. A family member called up the neighbors' oil company to 1) let them know that they filled the wrong tank so our neighbors did not run dry and 2) to settle up with them for the oil that we'd use anyway.

The guy on the other end immediately got mean and aggressive with my family member and went right to battle mode demanding full payment. They got a call back a few minutes later letting them know they could eat a bag of dicks for talking to a nice lady like that.

Never did get a bill for the mis-delivered oil.

I had a fuel company come and fill 2 propane tanks that weren't currently in use and I specifically asked them not to fill. They tried offering a discount but since I didn't need the propane their only other solution was to remove the tanks and credit me for all of the propane in them. They will re set tanks if I need them again but it was such a pita they pretty much lost me as a future customer

This happens with some frequency. The oil company can return and remove the mis-delivered oil. Or they can try to convince your neighbor to pay for it, perhaps at some discount...

Start by sending them an email asking them to adjust the invoice to reflect what's in your tank. I doubt they are fighting you on this.

The person who received the oil can either pay for it or let the company come and pump it out. In NH, the law is in the favor of the oil company. The fuel that was mistakenly delivered is either considered lost or stolen property. I can't remember exactly how the law is worded.

I used to work for an oil company, and I had to deal with this happening too often. My company would always offer a hefty discount on the oil to get the person to pay for it. Going and pumping it out cost them a lot of money, so they never wanted to do that, and if a person was unwilling to pay for it or let it be pumped out, they weren't afraid to bring them to court.

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Oil guy showed up to my place last week and started bitching about having to walk in the show: "It's really hard to deliver oil when you gotta walk through 2 feet of snow." Looked that man dead in the face and responded "It's really hard when my heat bill is higher than my mortgage, looks like we're both about to have a shitty afternoon." and shut the door. Don't give em a dime more than what YOU got...becuase they'll screw you over when they have the chance.