BOSTON – GasBuddy has activated its fuel availability tracker for those in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia ahead of Hurricane Florence’s arrival to help motorists in affected areas find fuel starting immediately should stations run out as motorists evacuate the area.
When hurricane features are activated for an area, GasBuddy’s free app can differentiate stations that have no gasoline, no diesel or no power so that motorists can try other stations. The crowdsourced tracker can be updated by motorists and displays the status for locations that have been reported to GasBuddy. Motorists are encouraged to report the status of any station they see to help others find gasoline or avoid stations with no fuel or power.
IF YOU NEED FUEL: When a motorist is near a station that has no gas, diesel or power, the GasBuddy app will automatically display NO GAS or NO DIESEL or NO POWER icons next to the station on the list screen, and the station will be highlighted in red on the map screen.
TO REPORT A STATION WITH NO GAS, NO DIESEL, OR NO POWER (2 ways):
- Quick Report Button (only enabled if stations in your vicinity are reported without fuel already)
A quick reporting button —which only appears if you are very close to a station —will prompt you for information. Click on this button to report the gas, diesel and power situation at that station.
- Edit Station Details
On the Station Detail page, you can select “Report Fuel or Power” under the station status section and report whether it has gas, diesel or power.
GasBuddy analysts will continue to monitor and provide information on the situation via the @GasBuddy Twitter account and the GasBuddy blog.
About GasBuddy
GasBuddy is a smartphone app connecting drivers with their Perfect Pit Stop. GasBuddy is the leader in crowdsourced information to help drivers find the best gas prices, closest stations, friendliest service, cleanest restrooms, tastiest coffee and much more. GasBuddy is the leading source for the most accurate, real-time fuel prices at more than 150,000 gas stations in the U.S., Canada and Australia. The Company’s B2B Retailer Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), known as GasBuddy Business Pages, provides Fuel Marketers and Retailers their best opportunity to maintain their station information, manage their brand, and promote to their target consumer audience.