Americans have been dealing with high gas prices for months, largely due to the war in Iran. Now, Amazon Prime members in the U.S. can save a little at the pump – up to 20 cents per gallon on Fridays – through Jan. 29.
Amazon recently announced this “Fuel Up Fridays” deal that began on Oct. 2. It is available at bp, Amoco, and participating ampm and Thorntons locations. To get the deal, Amazon Prime members need to link their Amazon accounts to bp’s free app, earnify, that helps locate participating gas stations. At the pump, members put in their phone number to get the deal.
Prime members can always get 10 cents off per gallon – that’s because Amazon and earnify each offer 5 cents off per gallon. During the promotion period, an extra 10 cents will come off for those who fuel up on Fridays.
“This includes all fuel grades with no minimum or maximum gallons required,” said Amazon. Members can use the deal once every Friday and there is a maximum of 35 gallons.
According to Amazon, the deal could help Prime members (who pay $14.99 a month for the membership) save $70 per year on fuel costs. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data cited by the Motley Fool, Americans spent an average of $201 per month on gasoline in 2024, equal to 3.1% of their total annual budget.
National average gas prices in the U.S. have regularly been higher than $4 per gallon since this spring, following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. had joined Israel to attack Iran in February. That resulted in Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz, an important transportation route for oil.
With prices up, monthly gas expenditures are likely higher now than in 2024, the Motley Fool noted. As of last month, some gas stations in the U.S. were charging nearly $10 per gallon.
While the U.S. and Iran seemed to work out a peace agreement over the summer, it quickly unraveled. This week, Reuters published an exclusive interview with Vice President JD Vance. In it, he said that Iran must reduce its nuclear enrichment capacity in order to end the war. He also said that the U.S. doesn’t exactly know who is making decisions in Iran following the takeout of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a claim that Iranian leaders have denied.
“The war – and its $3 billion monthly price tag – has become a key issue on the campaign trail,” said Reuters, which also reported this week that big oil companies have been seeing record profits. “Higher energy prices have put Trump and Republicans on the defensive in competitive states that will decide control of Congress,” in the midterm elections next month.
