• GasPriceWatch.com was created in April of 1999 with the goal of saving the average consumer money. The idea was simple; give the consumers the information required to help them make cost-saving decisions.
• Sometimes even the same fuel company will charge different prices in different parts of town to remain a low-cost leader in that neighborhood.
• GasPriceWatch.com has no affiliation with any of the fuel vendors or other advocacy groups listed in this site.
• Our mission is to become a voice for the consumer and we plan to continue to improve our value to you, the consumer.
• By providing the consumers the ability to search their local gas stations for the lowest prices, their hard-earned dollars can be spent more wisely.

• If you see no prices listed for a station that you are searching for... this means that while the station may indeed exist, there simply has not been a recent update of the prices.
  It would be very much appreciated by your fellow drivers if you would submit updated prices (see "How do I sign up to be a spotter?")
• Some of our prices are updated from an electronic source, although these prices are typically correct they can be inaccurate on occasion.
• If you are unsure about a price or if the price seems "too good to be true" be sure to call the station ahead of time. (Phone numbers if available are listed under "Station Info" on the price results pages.
• If you notice a spotter that is consistently entering inaccurate data, please notify us so we may take action.
• If there is a station in your area that consistently has wrong prices, we urge you to become a spotter and help keep those prices correct!

• You can resort the listings by; Station Name, Street Address, Fuel Grade, or other options
• You can also choose to Show ALL Results or ONLY prices newer than 4, 8, 12, 24 or 48 hours.

• Help yourself; friends and family enjoy the benefits of saving money.
• Have fun "challenging" others to see who can find the lowest price in a given day.
• Compare your efforts to others across country.
• Spotters are rewarded by point accumulation. (Just for signing up to be a spotter, you will earn 100 points.)
• Every time you update a fuel price with an accurate price, you will earn 10 points.
• Each time you add a station or supplier, you will earn 50 points once the information is accepted.
• For each inaccurate or false price you enter, your account will be deducted 20 points.
• Points are used to track our Top Spotters.

  In most of the U.S., regular gas has an octane rating of 87,
midgrade gas is 89, and premium is 91 or 92. (Octane ratings
are lower in the mountain west due to the effects of thin air
on internal combustion.) Contrary to widespread belief, the
octane rating doesn't indicate how much power the fuel delivers;
all grades of gasoline contain roughly the same amount of heat
energy. Rather, a higher octane rating means the fuel is less
likely to cause your engine to knock or ping.
  The majority of cars are designed to run on regular gas, and
that's what the manuals tell the owners to use. If your car
needs high-octane gas, the manual will say so.
  Using high-octane gas in a car designed for regular accomplishes
little except more rapid combustion of your money.
  

• GPW (that's us) may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is used to gather general statistical information.
• GPW uses cookies so you don't have to enter your user name and password over and over.
• We do NOT require visitors to the web site to register.
• The web site's registration form is required when people decide they would like to become spotters and enter prices, and then we only ask for a minimal amount of contact information.
• We uses customer contact information from the registration form for three purposes.
  1. To send the user information about GPW.
  2. To contact the user when necessary (very rarely). Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.
  3. To verify that the person spotting fuel prices is actually a real person. If a spotter is found to be putting in incorrect prices or misusing the GPW web site, we can block their access to inputting information.
• This site contains links to other sites. GasPriceWatch.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
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• It's free to join, takes just a moment and admits you to the ranks of thousands of others just like you who know how to find the best price on fuel.
• You must be registered to update prices. You can sign up to be a spotter using this form.
• First create a login name. (Pick any name that you like, just make sure that it's easy for you to remember.)
• Give a valid email address (An email will be sent to the email address you register under with your password. It will contain your spotter name and password. Keep it in a safe place.)
• We ask you to furnish address, phone number and some additional information we use it to know where our family of spotters are located.
• Valid Zip code is necessary though.

• To view their personal information and check their points. (Points are used to track our Top Spotters.)
• To check the status of their station information updates and added stations.
• To find a listing of the stations that you have subscribed to! (Stations that you regularly check prices for and update)

• The GasPriceWatcher email Newsletter will contain the latest consumer information regarding gas prices. Articles on how the price of gas is determined, the ways gas prices influences nearly everything in our daily lives, and some of the ways that you can help In it you will be able to find tips on saving money, automotive maintenance and buying hints as well as printable coupons and some fun items to help ease the pain of dealing with rising prices.
• You can subscribe (or unsubscribe) right on the front page under the Searches.