Self-service petrol stations hit a roadblock in New Jersey
For 73 years, New Jerseyans have been banned from pumping their own petrol. They like it that way
DRIVE ANYWHERE in New Jersey and you will almost certainly see a bumper sticker or a car magnet bragging that “Jersey girls don’t pump gas”. For 73 years, New Jerseyans have relied on petrol-station attendants to fill their cars and lorries, rather than do it themselves. It is a point of pride for many to say they do not know how to pump petrol, as much a part of local identity as pork rolls or salt water taffy at the Jersey shore.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “To pump or not to pump?”
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