AAA Northeast

Included in a last-minute flurry of bills signed into law by Gov. Murphy is a new rule that expands NJ's Move Over law to include more than just emergency vehicles and garbage trucks.

The most expensive gas in the state is currently in the Trenton area, at nearly $3.75/gallon, while the cheapest can be found in Bergen, Passaic, and Warren counties, all around $3.63.

While gas prices in New Jersey are 51 cents cheaper than a month ago ($3.99), they are still 26 cents more than this day a year ago ($3.22).

New Jerseyans are paying on average $10,802 a year to own and operate a new vehicle in 2022, $75 more than the national average, according to AAA.

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Garden State dropped 11 cents from last week to today’s price of $4.17.

There is a misconception that driving under the influence of marijuana is not that bad but it is that bad, said Shani Jarvis of AAA Northeast.

The price for a gallon of regular gasoline now stands at $4.16, down two cents from Friday and five cents from a week ago Monday. The high of nearly $4.38 was recorded by AAA on March 10.

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in New Jersey is averaging $4.33 on Monday, according to AAA Northeast, a 16-cent jump from a week prior.

Monday's average reading of $3.61 per gallon also represents a jump of almost a quarter from one month ago, when a gallon of regular cost $3.38 in New Jersey, AAA said.

Gas prices continue to creep upward in New Jersey, at an average of $2.37 a gallon right now, according to the AAA Auto Club. And that's up a nickel from a week ago.