With the Canada Day long-weekend been and gone, motorists can expect a little bit of a break at the pump this July.

Prices have been in the high $0.80 to low $0.90 range this week.

Senior Petroleum Analyst at GasBuddy.com Dan McTeague says the prices this month could be the cheapest for drivers in the past six years.

"Despite taxes going up and all of the disturbances that we saw in some refineries in the United States and even in our own backyard in Alberta. The reality is that we are paying a lot less than we've paid in a long time, and that might explain why there hasn't been a lot of activity when it comes to gasoline and I think it's going to remain for the rest of the month," he says.

Canada Day and Independance Day in the US plays an obvious factor in prices McTeague says.

"Once these days are over, refineries start to look at a bit of a downward slope in demand so I think prices are going to be at where they are now and we might even see them break a little bit lower than where they are. But without a refinery break down I think it will be smooth sailing and it will be recorded as the best prices we've paid at the pumps in over six years."

Despite the low prices now, McTeague says one hiccup at a refinery can change the whole spectrum of prices for July.

"There's always a possibility that a Canadian refinery in Edmonton decides that they have a problem and doesn't share this with people until we see yellow tape around their pumps, we saw this last year with Shell and saw it earlier this year with Petro Canada and Suncor."

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