AAA Fighting High Gas Prices with Credit Card Rebate.ORLANDO, Fla. -- With summer vacations Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. fast approaching, AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. is helping to counteract the effect of high gas prices on family budgets by offering a rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. of up to 5 percent on gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by purchases made at the pump with the AAA Visa(R) credit card. "Skyrocketing gas prices are squeezing many household budgets. We feel this is one way we can help people save on a product that most consumers can't do without," said Scott Denman, managing director, AAA Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . AAA credit cardholders can earn a rebate of up to 5 percent on gas purchases. The more cardholders use their card for everyday, non-gas purchases the greater the rebate will be for gas purchases. Rebates appear automatically on the cardholder's monthly statement, so there are no forms to complete. Nationwide, gas prices are averaging $2.12 per gallon for regular unleaded, up 40 cents since AAA started the gas rebate program two years ago. At the current price a 5 percent rebate would save members 10.6 cents on every gallon of gasoline purchased. "Over the past two years this program has put $74 million back in the pockets of consumers," said Denman, "and that's the most important thing." For more information on the AAA gas rebate program, visit the AAA Web site at http://www.aaa.com. For more information on conserving con·serve v. con·served, con·serv·ing, con·serves v.tr. 1. a. To protect from loss or harm; preserve: gas or to see a report of daily gas prices in your area or nationwide, visit http://www.aaapublicaffairs.com and click on "On the Road," and see "Energy & Gas Prices." As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 48 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA news releases are available from http://www.aaa.com/news |
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