Gas prices are now nudging $8-a-gallon in Los Angeles, with drivers forming lines at Costco pumps across the US to fill up ahead of potential further increases.
Snaps taken at a Mobil gas station beside on the border of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood on Wednesday afternoon displayed eye-watering prices of $7.95 for premium gas.
Regular-unleaded wasn't much cheaper, at $7.35 a gallon. The average price of a gallon of fuel has risen by 86.4 cents in Los Angeles County over the last 15 days, with California traditionally seeing the priciest gas across the entire US.
