Let New Jersey drivers pump their own gas

[Kamaji]

Let New Jersey drivers pump their own gas

By NY Post Editorial Board   
August 18, 2023

With the ban on self-service now lifted in Oregon, New Jersey remains the only state where you can’t pump your own gas — and so save yourself some cash.

It’s long past time Jersey got with the program.

Fine, a few folks prefer having someone else fill ‘er up for them, but Garden State motorists should have the choice, as every other American.

Lawmakers cite supposed safety concerns to justify the ban, but that’s a transparent excuse.

In 1949, Irving Reingold opened a self-service gas station in northern Jersey; with no need to pay attendants, he kept prices cheaper.

Competitors tried to stop him with vandalism and even bullets — and when that failed, they got their friends in the Legislature to outlaw the practice.

It’s been banned ever since, though overall prices stayed lower than in other nearby states because the state gas tax was so low.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/08/18/new-jersey-gas-pumping-needs-to-be-self-serve-now/

[Gefn]

I think I have paid more when I bought gas in PA or CT.

[DB]

Way back when in California the gas station attendant would check your oil and wash your windshield...

These days a car you need to regularly check the oil on is a rare thing.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

How about letting people bypass dealerships when buying new cars?

[DefiantMassRINO]

Attendants are still needed to assist some physically disabled drivers pump gas, but it's rediculous to ban self-serve.