No self-serve gas in New Jersey: Letters to the Editor Aug. 7, 2025

The Issue: A new bill that would introduce self-service pumps to New Jersey’s gas stations.Tommy Behnke’s article about Jerseyites pumping their own gas is laughable (“Let Jersey Pump!” PostOpinion, Aug.3).First of all, most of us like having the gas attendant pump the gas.

I don’t know about you, but I like not having to stand in the rain, cold or snow to pump gas.Second, gas prices might be discounted for self-service for a short period to keep customers, but would soon be brought back up to normal prices.Have you ever seen cheaper prices at the supermarket for self-check out? Plus, the removal of full service puts people out of work.Lastly, just look at New York, where everyone pumps their own gas.

The prices are not cheaper for anyone doing self-service, so let’s leave well enough alone.Walter WayneMorris Plains, NJHey, Tommy, wake up! This is Jersey.Gas stations won’t lower prices for self-serve customers as you claim.

They will instead raise prices for attendant-pumped gas.Didn’t you see “The Sopranos”? I got a bridge to sell you.Dan HopkinsWashington Township, NJThe price per gallon of gasoline has little to do with how it’s pumped into a vehicle’s tank.New Jersey, now and for a long while, has the most reasonably priced gas in the region.

New Yorkers and Pennsylvanians — who reside near the Garden State and have self-service gas — drive there to tank up.Also, millions of Americans can remember when all gas stations provided full service.Outdated? Since when is convenience outdated? Try being elderly or handicapped and needing to pump your own gas.The Motorist Fueling Choice and Convenience Act, while promising choice at the pump, offers no reassurance that it isn’t a camel’s nose under the tent for universal self-service.Ron WassermanFreehold, NJI often drive from Rockland County to New Jersey just to get gas, not only because I don’t have to pump it myself, but because it’s cheaper.The editorial suggests that pump-it...