Childhood friends Dustin Coupal and Jason Toews founded GasBuddy in April 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Originally designed as a free website where consumers could share information about gas prices and availability, the pair filed as a for-profit company in April 2004.
The GasBuddy app is a GPS-based program for smartphones and tablets, providing prices of nearby gas stations from user-submitted data, as well as through partnerships with other companies and directly from station operators.
While the company still operates a website where consumers report gas prices and availability, registered GasBuddy members are encouraged to input gas price data, with the incentive to earn points that allow them to obtain electronic tickets for entry towards a daily drawing for a $100 prepaid gas card. The website offers additional features such as a fuel logbook, which allows users to record fuel purchases, odometer miles, and fuel usage.
In March 2013, UCG acquired GasBuddy for an undisclosed amount. Initially available only in the US and Canada, the company expanded to include Australia in 2016.
GasBuddy also noted which gas station brands tended to have the cleanest restrooms in each state, as reported by consumers in May 2019.
During hurricane Dorian in September 2019, the GasBuddy app helped customers find gas stations that were still open and had gas available.
Headquarters for GasBuddy are located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Childhood friends Dustin Coupal and Jason Toews founded GasBuddy in April 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Originally designed as a free website where consumers could share information about gas prices and availability, the pair filed as a for-profit company in April 2004.
The GasBuddy app is a GPS-based program for smartphones and tablets, providing prices of nearby gas stations from user-submitted data, as well as through partnerships with other companies and directly from station operators.
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While the company still operates a website where consumers report gas prices and availability, registered GasBuddy members are encouraged to input gas price data, with the incentive to earn points that allow them to obtain electronic tickets for entry towards a daily drawing for a $100 prepaid gas card. The website offers additional features such as a fuel logbook, which allows users to record fuel purchases, odometer miles, and fuel usage.
In March 2013, UCG acquired GasBuddy for an undisclosed amount. Initially available only in the US and Canada, the company expanded to include Australia in 2016.
GasBuddy also noted which gas station brands tended to have the cleanest restrooms in each state, as reported by consumers in May 2019.
During hurricane Dorian in September 2019, the GasBuddy app helped customers find gas stations that were still open and had gas available.
Headquarters for GasBuddy are located in Boston, Massachusetts.
I live in Spring Hill Fl and there is a person reporting incorrect gas prices at mobil stations every day. Her name on the site is Moma48. She consistently reports the prices 20 cents lower than they actually are. I have tried to report them before but you have done nothing to stop it. You are cheating the other stations by allowing this and losing credibility at the same time.
Why don’t you set up a reporting site where we can turn in liars who are making you look bad?
I am the owner of a Sunoco located at 2 Vassar Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. My fuel prices are constantly be reported incorrectly most often by a person that uses the screen name “mpdj”. This screen name is indicative of a competitor of mine. In addition, I am unable to correct the posted price by using my own account. Other members of your site have also mentioned that they themselves are also unable to post the correct price. As of this time (4/10/2022 @ 14:30) regular gasoline posting on your website is $4.27 cash & 4.37 credit when indeed the correct pricing is $4.07 & $4.17. Similarly, my diesel pricing is also incorrectly listed as $5.37 cash & $5.47 credit when the correct pricing is $4.99 & $5.09.
I was contacted by Gas Buddy to advertise on their site but I declined; I hope this is not the result of my decision not to advertise.
I have addressed this issue with your office and was told (probably by a robot) that it has to do with an algorithm and it will be corrected…
Due to your site I have suffered financially both short and long term.
A complaint and copies of my correspondence’s will filed with the New York State Attorney General’s office.
Hey – Are you & gasoline providers. Are you folks kidding us. Russia ONLY supplies USA 3% of USA oil import. You mean to tell me USA oil producers cannot make up that 3%. How dies only a 3% in oil reduction increase gasoline prices sooo high. Something just does NOT add up. 3% of imported oil causes sich a dramatic impact on USA. To be blunt – “THAT SOUNDS LIKE CRAP!!”
Just a FYI the Sinclair station @ 3011 Kiehl Ave. Sherwood AR. Not being aboveboard with there gas prices……..as a matter of fact all of their gas pumps are out of order and they have been that way for a while, they are falsely advertising the gas price at there station. Don’t know what is going on but people shouldn’t have to go there to find out what it’s all a scam.. Thank You
I don’t know if this information will get to the right people. I need to send a huge shout-out to one of your customer support reps Lorie. I am in Texas so she is working with your Central clients, my ticket number is 1027106, just making sure you get the right rep. She has been nothing but amazing to work with, responded in a timely matter, explained how I could fix my issue that was part of a bigger issue. Made me feel like I was an important customer and it was no bother to help me through this. She is a fantastic customer support rep, if more people would be like her, dealing with customer support would never be stressful. Please make sure she gets the credit she deserves and let her know she is of value to your company. The world needs more people like her these days!!!
9/5/2021
Please and thank you. My consecutive days reporting was interrupted when your server did not allow access for me to report postings through my smartphone Friday 8/20/2021 morning. After more than 1500 days of reporting. I was stunned to notice this had occurred and only now decided to report this event for restoration of my 1,500 days reporting PLUS the 16 days since the technical problem was with your server.
I had no issues with my Samsung or Tracfone services that day…ONLY for your website server.
More than FOUR years have elapsed since I had this lack of posting possible. Then I was on vacation in Door county, WI … without a smartphone then.
When prompted by Gas Buddy for my CC info i was assured that nothing would be charged at that time….well that was a lie because this company ran my card for 1¢….it overdrafted me and my bank has now charged me an NSF fee for that 1 penny!!!! I am outraged…please fix this so i can feel better about your company!!!!!