As Hurricane Ian moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, GasBuddy has activated its Fuel Availability Tracker in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina to help people find stations with fuel and power if supplies are limited. In the case that other states become affected, GasBuddy is prepared to extend the range of the tracker.
When fuel availability features are activated for an area, our 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 GAS
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 Detail Page
At the bottom of the Station Detail page, you can “Suggest Station Edits” and report whether it has gas, diesel or power.
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