Gas prices can fluctuate throughout the week, and even throughout the day! This guide will show you how to outsmart the pump and save money on filling up your car. We’ll cover everything from when gas prices are typically lower to how to find the cheapest gas station in your neighborhood. You’ll also learn how to take advantage of loyalty programs and other ways to maximize your savings on Gas.
When is Gas Price low?
Gas price is lower in the evening as they keep matching prices through out the day with their competitors. Make sure to fill up gas before 11 PM. Somewhere after 11:30 PM, all gas station gets a new price and will be the highest throughout the day until next evening.
If gas price is 145.9 / liter at 1 AM on 1 January, you are more likely to get even cheaper at 10 PM on 1 January.
How can I know Gas price early?
A simple way is to search for Gas Price Today or if you are in GTA, you can check out City News. City News provides up to date price change a day before.
To predict gas price for a longer period, you can learn Technical Analysis and check movement of USOIL on Trading View at the end of trading day. If crude oil falls by 2%, on 2nd day, you are more likely to see 2% drop in gas price.
Save money on fuel
Check prices in your neighborhood
Apps like Gas Buddy can show you prices of all the nearby Gas Stations. While checking, make sure that price is updated recently. In the morning, there are high changes that a new price is not updated and you
Best Time to fill up Gas
Gas is cheaper in the evening. Make sure to fill up before 11 PM. By visiting Gas Station on Monday, Thursday and Sunday evening you can save time as it’s not busy on those days.
Loyalty Programs
Mostly all gas station has their own loyalty programs (Points card). You can enroll in it and collect points when ever you fill up gas. Big companies give 1 cent back in reward for every liter you fill up. At times, you may get bonus points if there’s a promotion.
Swiping / scanning loyalty cards is time consuming and is often missed. One solution to save time is to pay with credit / debit that is linked with points.
