AAA expects Thanksgiving journey to set new data throughout the board, with practically 4.5 million Floridians anticipated to make a journey of fifty miles or extra. As greater than 4.1 million put together to take a highway journey, they need to anticipate to pay extra on the pump than they did final 12 months.
Click on right here to view the Florida AAA Thanksgiving Journey Forecast
“An uptick in oil costs has restored upward stress on pump costs as a document variety of People put together to hit the vacation highway,” stated Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Membership Group. “Oil costs elevated final week on issues that rising tensions in Ukraine might influence world crude provides. Whereas larger oil costs ought to trigger an uptick in costs on the pump, it’s unlikely to be important sufficient to trigger individuals to cancel journey plans.”
The value of crude rose 6% final week, settling at $71.24 per barrel. That’s throughout the identical vary of the place oil traded two weeks in the past.
Final week, Florida gasoline costs dipped all the way down to $3.01 per gallon. On Sunday, the state common was again as much as $3.12/g. That’s solely 4 cents greater than the typical worth of what Florida drivers paid to date this month.
Final Thanksgiving, Florida gasoline costs averaged $3.03 per gallon. On Thanksgiving Day 2022, the state common was $3.41 per gallon. Go to GasPrices.AAA.com to view state and native common gasoline costs.
Regional Costs
- Costliest metro markets – West Palm Seaside-Boca Raton ($3.28), Naples ($3.20), Homosassa Springs ($3.18)
- Least costly metro markets – Crestview-Fort Walton Seaside ($2.75), Panama Metropolis ($2.77), Pensacola ($2.86)
Methods to Save on Gasoline
- Mix errands to restrict driving time.
- Store round for the perfect gasoline costs in your group.
- Pay with money. Some retailers cost further per gallon for patrons who pay with a bank card.
- Take away extra weight in your car. Each 100 kilos taken out of the car improves gasoline economic system by 1-2 %.
- Drive conservatively. Aggressive acceleration and dashing reduces gasoline economic system.
AAA Sources for Drivers
- Enroll in financial savings packages. AAA Members who enroll in Shell’s Gasoline Rewards program can save 30 cents per gallon on their first fill-up and 5 cents per gallon every extra journey to the pump. Click on right here for extra info.
- Get a tune-up. Guarantee your car is correctly maintained to optimize its gasoline economic system. Go to AAA.com/AutoRepair to discover a licensed restore store.
- Discover the bottom gasoline costs in your space through the use of the free AAA cell app.
- Decide anticipated gasoline prices on your journey through the use of the AAA’s Gasoline Price Calculator.
Discover Florida Gasoline Costs
- Every day gasoline worth averages may be discovered at Gasprices.aaa.com
- State and metro averages may be discovered right here
| AAA GAS PRICE AVERAGES (Worth per gallon of normal unleaded gasoline) |
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Sunday | Saturday | Week In the past | Month In the past | One Yr In the past |
| Nationwide | $3.056 | $3.058 | $3.072 | $3.150 | $3.265 |
| Florida | $3.120 | $3.084 | $3.131 | $3.112 | $3.026 |
| Georgia | $2.932 | $2.931 | $2.936 | $2.932 | $2.798 |
| Click on right here to view present gasoline worth averages | |||||
Gasoline Worth Survey Methodology
AAA updates gasoline worth averages day by day at www.GasPrices.AAA.com. Day by day as much as 130,000 stations are surveyed primarily based on bank card swipes and direct feeds in cooperation with the Oil Worth Info Service (OPIS) and Wright Categorical for unmatched statistical reliability. All common retail costs on this report are for a gallon of normal, unleaded gasoline.
About AAA – The Auto Membership Group
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