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Pump Up the Savings
Follow CAA's new Gas Price Monitor to the best deal in town
by Lawrence Herzog
C
anadians are willing to drive further to
get a better price on gasoline, a new
CAA poll reveals. Eighty per cent of us
are willing to drive one kilometre out of our
way to save five cents a litre. e findings were
released as CAA launched a free new app and
website for up-to-date listings of gas prices
across the country.
e Gas Price Monitor app displays prices
at thousands of individual gas stations across
Canada, while the website getgasprices.ca
shows the average gas price for the past day,
week, month and year for more than 100
Canadian cities, as well as the provinces and
country as a whole. Saskatchewan gas prices
are available for Yorkton, Weyburn, Swift
Current, North Battleford, Estevan, Moose
Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon.
"e app gives consumers the tools to plan
their way to work, home or wherever so that
they won't have to detour or drive around for 10
minutes to find the cheapest gas," says Kristine
D'Arbelles, manager of public affairs at CAA.
While price is a factor for many drivers, conve-
nience is still cited as the top determining factor
of where most drivers fill up. "Our research
shows that more than 80 per cent of Canadians
choose a gas station based on a location that is
easily accessible, while 60 per cent choose a
station with the cheapest price," she says.
DRIVE SMART
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caa
