By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on November 02, 2016 at 2:53 PM, updated November 03, 2016 at 7:07 AM
Will a 23-cent increase in the gas tax prompt lawmakers to repeal the state’s prohibition against drivers pumping their own gas to ease the pain at the pump?
New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states which ban drivers from pumping their own gas. However, legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle expressed strong support for keeping the ban in place on Wednesday.
Prices increased at this Shell Station on Route 27 in Iselin after the state gas tax was hiked on Tuesday. (Photo by Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media, for NJ.com )John Shabe | NJ Advance Media
Most say that repealing the law would not be enough to help drivers who are feeling the sting of higher gas prices after the tax increase took effect on Tuesday.
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney reiterated his earlier position that he would not post a bill repealing the self-serve ban, by offering a one-word comment, through a spokesman. No.
