Gas prices in Delaware County are edging closer to $5 a gallon, and drivers are starting to feel it every time they fill up, reports Chris O’Connell for FOX 29 News.
Some local stations are already charging $4.59 a gallon. AAA said the average price for regular gasoline across the five-county Philadelphia area jumped five cents overnight to $4.48, part of a rapid climb that’s pushed fuel costs well above where they stood a year ago.
For commuters, families, and anyone driving a larger vehicle, work truck, or equipment-heavy job, the extra cost isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s becoming a real budget problem…