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New Jersey does not allow motorists to fill their own tanks using self-service pumps. It's a hold-over from the 40s, when gas pumps and gas tanks did not have a
by eclipticplane 14y ago
New Jersey does not allow motorists to fill their own tanks using self-service pumps. It's a hold-over from the 40s, when gas pumps and gas tanks did not have all the safety features they have now, like automatic shut off valves and coatings to protect against static and sparks.
On the down side, it makes gas slightly more expensive. On the plus side, gas stations generally move quite quickly in New Jersey. You can go inside to buy a drink while the attendant fills your car, for example.
- maratd 14y ago> On the plus side, gas stations generally move quite quickly in New Jersey. This is really not the case at a busy station. You have to wait for the attendant to come to you to start filling the tank and then you have to wait again after the tank is full. At most, they'll have two attendants for the entire station, which means you end up waiting while he's servicing the other customers.
- lostlogin 14y agoOn the subject of annoying service stations/gas stations/petrol stations, the tirade that greets payment is now insane in New Zealand. Do you have fly buys? AA card? Discount vouchers? Would you like any of these sweets that are on special? A car wash? I know that the staff are told to ask these questions, but if they can find a way to make the service more irritating, I'd be slightly impressed.
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- cema 14y agoOn the down side, it makes gas slightly more expensive. Oh? For many years a fill-up was substantially cheaper in New Jersey than neighboring states, and whenever I was driving up from Washington, DC area to New York or Boston I would try to fill it in New Jersey (a full tank of gas was not a trivial expense for a poor grad student). The difference is small these days.