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New Jersey is now the only state in America where it’s illegal for drivers to pump their own gas. There’s only one state left where it’s illegal to pump your own gas Skip to main content
Motorists gas up at the 104-pump Buc-ee's gas station/travel convenience center next to the Interstate 95/LPGA Boulevard interchange in Daytona Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.
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The State of Oregon banned self-service in 1951, but legalised it from 2018 in counties with 40,000 residents or fewer. [6] In 2020, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic Oregon temporarily allowed self-service statewide. [7] In August 2023, Oregon allowed fuel stations to provide a self-serve option to customers, up to half their pumps.
The concept is similar to self-service, and one USA example is pumping gas: New Jersey banned customers from doing this in 1949; [9] now NJ is the only state "where drivers are not allowed to pump their own gasoline." [9]
The constitutionality of the self-service bans has been disputed. The Oregon statute was brought into court in 1989 by ARCO, and the New Jersey statute was challenged in court in 1950 by a small independent service station, Rein Motors. Both challenges failed. Former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine sought to lift the ban on self-service for New ...
The US states of Oregon and New Jersey (shown in red) do not allow self-service. New Jersey, along with Oregon, is one of only two states which prohibit customers from pumping gasoline at gas stations. (However, Oregon has recently changed the law, allowing self-service at night time in rural areas.)
It includes an annual 2-cent rise in the gas tax and a new registration fee for zero-emission vehicles to help fund state road projects and NJ Transit's capital needs.