Vermont: Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Vermont allows self-service gas; state law regulates self-service stations and requires them to help drivers with disabilities.
Vermont law refers to both self-service stations and full-service stations that offer cheaper self-service pumping. It requires them to have an attendant pump gas at the self-service price for drivers with disability plates or parking cards, when asked. Self-service stations or convenience stores run by a single employee are exempt from that duty. No Vermont law found requires an attendant to pump for everyone.
Conditions
- Stations must have an attendant pump for drivers with disability plates or parking cards on request, at the self-service price (single-employee stations exempt)
What the law says
Every full-service gasoline station offering self-service pumping at a lesser cost and every self-service gasoline station, when requested by a motor vehicle operator with a disability who has been issued a registration plate or parking card for persons with disabilities under the provisions of 23 V.S.A. § 304a or under the laws of any other state, shall require an attendant employed by the station to dispense gasoline at the self-service cost to the operator with a disability.
Sources
- 9 V.S.A. § 4110a Official · legislature.vermont.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Vermont Division of Fire Safety
- Phone
- 802-479-7561
- Website
- firesafety.vermont.gov
How bordering states compare
- Massachusetts Self-serve allowedMassachusetts allows self-service gas stations, as long as the station's setup is approved by the State Fire Marshal.
- New Hampshire Self-serve allowedNew Hampshire has no ban on self-service gas; its fire code adopts the national code that covers self-service fueling.
- New York Self-serve allowedNew York allows self-service gas; state law regulates stations that offer both self-service and full-service pumps.