Vancouver gas prices are predicted to rise substantially over the weekend, with prices starting to climb on Friday, February 1.
Dan McTeague, a Senior Petroleum Analyst with GasBuddy.com, tweeted about the rising prices, adding that residents would be wise to fill up as soon as possible.
He notes that the Lower Mainland will see a “3 ct/l HIKE overnight” at the pumps on Friday. Following this, he expects that the prices will increase by an additional one or two cents per litre by Saturday.
As of Thursday, March 22nd, 2018, gas prices in the province broke a previous record from 2014, when they reached $1.559 per litre.
They broke records again in October, with a number of Lower Mainland stations showing as high as $163.9 cents per litre.