One of WHERE’s most popular GPS based widgets is the handy, Gas Buddy. Gas Buddy allows users to find the closest and cheapest gas options in their local area. When you have the WHERE application installed on your cell phone you are able to locate all gas stations in your area and compare prices, allowing you to find the best price for filling up! In the past several weeks, we’ve had a couple questions about how Gas Buddy information is derived and how often it is updated. Here’s a little intro into how Gas Buddy works and what you can do to keep the information as accurate as possible.

Here is how Gas Buddy works: GasBuddy web sites allow motorists to share information about low priced fuel with others as well as target the lowest priced stations to save money when filling up at the pumps!

What does this mean? Well it means, sometimes it may not always be up-to-the-minute accurate or maybe a gas station near you is not listed. What can you do about it? Get involved, register with the Gas Buddy website and document gas prices in your local area.