How is it illegal to pump ur own gas in NJ? I went there 4-5 months ago to buy my car and before I went to the dealership, I pumped up the car I drove up there and they didn't say anything. 
why is it so illegal? what are the cons of pumping your own gas or the pros of having an attendant pump it?
it's definitely illegal in NJ.
I don't see why it's a stupid law, though. I mean, it means that I don't have to get out of my car in the rain / winter, we don't tip the gas station attendants, and our gas is roughly the same price as everywhere else.
pointless, maybe, but I like not having to pump my own gas
I don't see why it's a stupid law, though. I mean, it means that I don't have to get out of my car in the rain / winter, we don't tip the gas station attendants, and our gas is roughly the same price as everywhere else.
pointless, maybe, but I like not having to pump my own gas
Some idiot in state government decided that pumping gas requires training because it's too dangerous for average folk, I guess. How the f0ck would I know? Look it up.
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Gas is cheap anyway. We're only second in the nation for highest gas rates. Not first.
Oh yeah? We have the highest in the country.
Us > You
In the case of Oregon, it's because they have a good union. In the case of NJ, it's because the locals are too st00pid to pump their own
I kid, I kid.
However, the one time I DID get gas in New Jersey, the retard at the pump managed to overfill the tank and spill what must have been a quarter gallon of gas all over the side of my car. GRRRR....goes to show what a stupid law it is.
I actually remember reading that these laws were passed not to create more jobs or prevent people from blowing themselves up, but on behalf of physically disabled people. If I am physically able to pump my own gas in CA, for example, I can choose to pay for self-service. If I'm elderly, disabled, etc, then I HAVE to buy full service. People got mad. To get around this problem, I believe this law was passed.
On a road trip back to Texas from Connecticut my friend had to refuel his car in NJ, we had to have them pump the gas for us.
I've been told the law was to create jobs because NJ ranks high in the unemployment arena.
I've been told the law was to create jobs because NJ ranks high in the unemployment arena.
You guys are all retarded.
You think having to get out of your car and pump your own gas is a good thing?
Sorry, I'd much rather stay in my car.
Gas would probably be cheaper, yeah.. but.. so? It's obviously not cheaper in California. And Washington is self-serve, and their prices aren't terribly different from ours.
It isn't a "stupid" law any way you look at it. It employs people, that's the biggest thing.
As someone said, we the voters are in control of what goes on here. I guess it's like that in every state, but sometimes you wouldn't think so.
They've tried to repeal the law, but voters say no, so it stays.
I do admit that I don't know how, when or why the original law was passed.. but there have been attempts to repeal it, which failed.
Well, I am sure there is a gas-pumpers lobby.. all the people that pump gas! They get to vote, too.
You think having to get out of your car and pump your own gas is a good thing?
Sorry, I'd much rather stay in my car.
Gas would probably be cheaper, yeah.. but.. so? It's obviously not cheaper in California.
And Washington is self-serve, and their prices aren't terribly different from ours.It isn't a "stupid" law any way you look at it. It employs people, that's the biggest thing.
As someone said, we the voters are in control of what goes on here. I guess it's like that in every state, but sometimes you wouldn't think so.
They've tried to repeal the law, but voters say no, so it stays.
How do you figure?? It's just as easy to read the pump meter in Oregon as it is anywhere else.
Again, it isn't stupid at all. It's the voters that decide, not the gas-pumpers lobby.Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Wow.. a law like that is amazingly stupid. You can take it one of two ways: The "nanny-state" government that assumes you're not capable of such a simple task, or the gas-pumpers' lobby being amazingly successful at passing legislation to justify their existence.
I do admit that I don't know how, when or why the original law was passed.. but there have been attempts to repeal it, which failed.
Well, I am sure there is a gas-pumpers lobby.. all the people that pump gas!
They get to vote, too.
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"I don't think it's a good deal, I don't think it's a good idea, I work in Vancouver but I buy gas here only because I don't have to pump it," said David Lawrence, a Washington motorist.
That whole getting out the car and walking a few feet to the pump thing must be too much for him to handle. :roll:
That whole getting out the car and walking a few feet to the pump thing must be too much for him to handle. :roll:
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