New Jersey’s reign as the final state to outlaw self-serve gas may be at an end, Save Jerseyans.
The bipartisan “Motorist Fueling Choice and Convenience Act” (A-3105) doesn’t mandate self-serve; it provides that Garden State gas stations can offer a self-serve option but would still need to offer full-service if the station has over four gasoline dispensers.
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Assemblywoman Carol Murphy (D-Burlington) and Assemblyman Ned Thomson (R-Monmouth) are the prime sponsors.
New Jersey’s average gallon of gas hit $3.685 on Wednesday, 29-cents higher than the national average amid ongoing supply chain disruptions and the crisis in Eastern Europe. A gallon of regular cost a comparatively cheap $2.854 one year ago.
Oregon recently ended its own prohibition on self-serve pumps. The last semi-serious push for self-serve gas came about in 2006 when Jon Corzine wanted to try it out on the New Jersey Turnpike; our last Goldman Sachs governor quickly abandoned his plan amid a loud public backlash.
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