Gasoline price website

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There exist a number of websites that provide current gasoline (petrol) price information for different filling stations. Many of these websites allow registered users to update the price information, usually for an incentive such as "points" which are accumulated and displayed alongside a user's name. In some cases, points can be redeemed for rewards, such as an entry in a drawing for a prize, such as electric vehicles and free gas cards.

The main utility of these websites is that they allow users to find the lowest price of gasoline in their vicinity, since gasoline prices often vary significantly between gas stations in the same neighborhood. In addition to listing prices for particular filling stations, some of these web sites show the average cost of gasoline in the nation and can show if the prices are trending upward, downward, or are stable. Some sites also provide message forums to allow users to engage in discussions about gas prices and money-saving strategies, among other topics. At least one site is planning to make prices availble on registered users' mobile phones.

Contents 1 Examples 1.1 United States / Canada 1.2 Australia 1.3 Europe 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Examples

[edit] United States / Canada

• Flying J (gasoline/auto diesel/propane)
• Flying J (diesel/biodiesel/farm diesel)
• Gas Price Watch
• MSN Gas Prices
• OttawaGasPrices.com (not affiliated with GasBuddy)
• UCAN (San Diego, California only)
• Gasticker.com - Canada's Gasoline Price Tracker
• GasBuddy was started in June 2000 by Dustin Coupal and Jason Toews from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota. As of December 2006, it has over 170 websites for regions in North America, including all fifty states of the United States the District of Columbia, ten Canadian provinces, and many metropolitan areas in both countries. With thousands of prices reported daily, a large collection of near real-time gas prices is available for nearly all of North America. GasBuddy has also implement a text messaging and WAP site to allow users to get prices on the go.

[edit] Australia

• Fuel Watch (WA only)
• MotorMouth
• Shell price search (Shell stations only)
• Yahoo7 Fuel Price Watch

[edit] Europe

• PetrolPrices.com (UK)

[edit] See also

• Zone pricing

[edit] References

• GasBuddy. Retrieved on December 10, 2006.
• Saving Pennies At The Gas Pump. Forbes. Retrieved on December 10, 2006.
• Caught Over a Barrel: Soaring Gas Prices Have Motorists' Wallets Running on Empty. Washington Post. Retrieved on December 10, 2006.
• Find a Cheap Gas Station? Spread the Word. New York Times. Retrieved on December 10, 2006.
• Web's-Eye View Of Gas Prices. CBS News. Retrieved on December 10, 2006.