Gas prices feature: everything you need to know

[jasonh300]

Welcome back, Dror!

In the US:
* We get new prices update automatically once a day, but we still rely on the community to keep them updated, as gas prices change frequently.

(bolding mine)

This doesn't seem to be happening, at least not around here.

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After I updated this one, I thought that maybe it was because this is an independent station, so I drove around and found a Chevron and a Shell that had not been updated in 5 days either. (Sorry, no screen captures on those two)

[jasonh300]

I'll keep an eye on that station and see if it auto updates to a lower price. The price I entered today for unleaded was 15¢ higher than the 3rd party price 5 days ago (which was probably correct at the time).

[jasonh300]

How will the map look if more paid ads appear simultaneously? Will we be able to disable this or somehow limit? I am afraid that map will be unusable and laggy.

We've been told that no more than 3 paid ads will appear on the screen at once to avoid clutter.

[jasonh300]

Gas price function is not finding any stations for me today or yesterday.
Even while I am at station putting gas in my car.

Same here. Some kind of outage I guess.

[jasonh300]

The gas prices system is mostly useless here. As much as we report the correct prices, we frequently come across stations that have prices that are weeks out of date, but Wazers drive by and confirm the outdated prices that were already there over and over again without actually updating the prices.

[jondrush]

Waze asked us not to delete the stations they created. They are aware of the problem with moved gas stations not updating.

[joseantonio33]

for what i have seen, you should be ready to launch in Panama. Major Brands:

Texaco - 60
Delta - 180 Stations
TERPEL/ACCEL - 85 Stations
PUMA - 41 Stations
Others - ???

others independent o white brand is easier to identify
http://www.autoridaddelconsumidor.gob.pa/uploads/pdf/estadisticas/RutaAhorro_6Noviembre2012.11_07_2012_01_58_11_p.m..pdf

[KB_Steveo]

Welcome back, Dror!

In the US:
* We get new prices update automatically once a day, but we still rely on the community to keep them updated, as gas prices change frequently.

(bolding mine)

This doesn't seem to be happening, at least not around here.

Just because Waze updates once a day doesn't mean "3rd party" does.

Most update daily around me, but I've also seen some that report last being updated 2 or 3 days ago. I also suspect that some of my updated prices have been changed back. Pretty sure I posted $3.89 at a station after a big jump, and saw it showing $3.69 by "3rd party" in the client later when I passed it again (still $3.89).

Possibly Waze's daily update of outdated 3rd party pricing is overwriting yours? Maybe Waze can modify the way they import the data and compare last update times?

[kevinhome]

I think it would be a great idea if members had the ability to update petrol prices also when logged in on MAP UPDATES. Many times I have past petrol station but didn’t have the opportunity to add updated fuel prices or could have do so in a safe way as I was mobile at the time. If the feature was available within the onlinne update mapping, I could have done this when at home and logged in. This again would also be another safety feature and another way to share information on fuel prices.

[kodi75]

(1) How do I mark a gas station as temporarily "closed?" The Maryland House rest area on I-95 has been closed for months! (Due to open in the late Spring 2014). Someone keeps updating the gas prices every day.

(2) in the app, this gas station is referenced as "White Marsh Gas" while in the editor (and on the ground) it's a Crown.

[edit]
I did a futher search and found this possible answer

FYI, I changed the brand to "Unbranded" and the name to "Temporarily Closed", and moved the old name into the Description field.

I'd recommend changing the brand to [blank]. Choosing "Unbranded" will make Waze show "Unbranded" in the report prices list. Choosing [blank] will show "Temporarily closed" when a user tries to report prices. One is straightforward, one is confusing.