Industry experts now say by the time most Americans head home from work Friday, the national average will be $5 per gallon.
Florida gas prices are also at an all-time high, $4.77 according to AAA, a little less than a penny more than Tuesday.
Now it costs about $70 just to fill an average 15-gallon tank. That’s about $30 more than what drivers paid last year.“I don’t even know what to think right now. It’s just so high. It’s just terrible,” driver Colena Tipps said. “That’s all I could say. It’s just terrible.”Driver Ta’von Butts said if this keeps up, employers might have to make some changes.
“If gas prices go up to like $5, I feel like everyone should pretty much get a raise in their pay cause people not getting paid that much to be paying $5 for some gas,” Butts said.The average cost of gas in Duval County is $4.74, according to AAA. In Clay County, it’s $4.75, in Nassau County it’s $4.78 and in St. Johns County it’s $4.76.but that’s because the state has suspended its gas tax.
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