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B.C. drivers facing sky-high gas prices are not only filling their tanks stateside, but also filling containers to bring back with them, although one expert said the practice is potentially dangerous because gas is so flammable.

Motorists tired of paying almost $1.70 a litre are flocking to the U.S. to pay as little as $1.13 Cdn a litre at Costco. That works out to more than $25 in savings on a 50-litre fill. One gas station employee said on Wednesday about half the Canadians who come for a top-up also fill extra containers to take home.

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There is nothing illegal about the practice because individuals are allowed to transport up to six jerrycans under an exemption in Transport Canada’s transportation of dangerous goods regulations.

“It is important that drivers are aware that gasoline is dangerous and needs to be transported safely,” Frederica Dupuis, a spokeswoman for Transport Canada, said in an email.