New Jersey has a law you may not know about it, and you likely violate it this time of year. Did you know even in your own driveway on a cold winter morning you are not allowed to let your car warm up for more than 3 minutes if it’s as cold as 25 degrees? Only if your car has been sitting for three hours or more and only if the temperature is below 25 are you allowed to idle for longer than those 180 seconds. Go over 3 minutes and police are allowed to enforce this obscure law and slap you with a $250 fine for a first offense. Yes, they are even allowed to enforce this on your own property, in your own driveway.
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Hahahahaha warmed my car up yesterday for a whole 10 mins… While i was inside watching tv. Hahahahahahahaha.
That because your a Post!!
Daniel Hodapp we are Rebels ?
Daniel Hodapp we are Rebels ?
Did you sneak plastic bags into Stafford and use a plastic straw?
Ocean County Scanner News omg?? funny you say that i was in walmart at self check out… And snagged a shit ton of plastic bags!!! ? shameless
Straws are whatever.. Never really used them. But i am stocking up on plastic bags for sure. Sell them on the black market in a few years
Danalynn Post I know I spend all day with your “special” brother Bill Post
Instead of working Bill Post takes videos and pictures all day. Lmao. Go to bed old man. Atleast someone in the family has a team in the playoffs. Haha
Bill Post ? Daniel Hodapp… Im a little bit more badass than him ?
Bill dont warm his truck up for 10 mins on a monday or snag plastic bags from walmart
Daniel Hodapp
https://youtu.be/39LdAJRamFs
i’m curious how exactly this is gonna be enforced… are cops gonna drive around timing how long the cars have been running? or am i missing something here
Sage Southard
Jessica Lynn stupid
Sage Southard lmao I know. Your mom always starts our cars like 5 min ahead haha
Don’t care. Fine me. I can’t put my infant in a jacket in his car seat so you bet I will be warming up my car.
Melissa Horner same
Same
Exactly. The idiots that make up these rules don’t think!
Melissa Horner same
Melissa Horner ditto
Like there is nothing else going on, bigger problems and they are worried about this
Fuck outta here with this bullshit!!!
That law has been around forever. I’ve never seen anyone get bothered by it.
Piss off
But police cars run whole time there doing road construction detail or when doing speed traps
Ed Bunnell yup or if there I wawa or dunkin dounuts getting there fix for the day .
Or at the diner
Lmaooo I start my truck every day morning or afternoon. . Oh shit I’m in the street tho not my driveway lmaooo oh f****** well 🙂 .sue me !!!!
If I crash because, I can’t see out of an icy window, there’s gonna be hell to pay. ?
Charline Neigel for the record, I’m still gonna be warming my car up in the morning & they can kiss my ass BUT they make ice scrapers for this reason so if you crash your icy windowed car then you will be paying for it ??♀️
Charline Neigel There is a law for that too…Another ticket! Remember to remove all ice and snow from your vehicle before driving, especially from the hood, windows and roof. It’s the law in New Jersey! Motorists who fail to do so face fines of $25 to $75 for each offense.
Carol Rudzik-Cicerelle I have always been good about this. thanks for the info. 🙂
How the hell will you defrost the car to drive then? Bullshit
Denise Zimbardo Diakos they make scrapers. ?
Erik Dollman wiseass you know what i mean
Get out the hose use the hot water and spray the car off. Erik Dollman. ??????
Erik Dollman yeah true but when windows fog up while driving and need the defrost but it’s blowing cold because it’s not warm yet then what ?
Spray.white.vinegar and water
2/3 vinegar, 1/3 water..
Onto windshield night before. I leave it sit, but heard you can wipe it off? When I leave it sprayed on using water bottle mister, my windows stay frost free. Yes it stinks like vinegar outside, but who cares. Its not inside the window..spray outside windows. I spray all my Van’s windows. No joke.
Steven Humphrey how is it I drive a 30 year old vehicle and it doesn’t fog up but new ones do
Are you kidding that’s ridiculous what if your windows are frozen
Cindi Burns exactly and doors frozen shut and you need to let it run to thaw
It’s the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of.. next they will tell us we can’t breath.. with the new cars, there’s no pollution, and can’t be stolen bc of the fobs.. I hope the cops follow suit as well, and not let THIER cars warm up at the police station.. maybe we should all go when they start a shift in the morning and see if they do it…
Awesome, so we pay property, federal and state taxes so we can be fined for warming our cars up in our own yards! Anything else you would like to fine us for,maybe breathing!
I assure you my leaf blower puts out much more pollution with one use than every car in NJ warming up in driveways for the last 10 years. And I’m not implying the cars dont put out much pollution, I’m saying my leaf blower puts out more
Lmao gtfoh let someone try nd ticket me 4 that. That’s what autostart is for
Could care less fine me
.
But my car will be warm for my kids to get in to go to school
Donna M Carr Clayton me too. Screw that. This is America
Its more because likely the keys are in it.. get a remote start
so my big question… are they gonna have more and more police patrolling every single street in toms river to fine us? another bullshit thing.
Desiree Domer well the thing is with really any car made after 1989 the car warms up faster when you just get in and go
Fake news
…except its not?
…except its not?
Yeah okay try doing some research.
Yeah okay try doing some research.
Real nice
its real…gotta love those still typing the “fakle news” bs
I don’t care I have remote start
The State Trooper on my block does it so can I.
Stupid n
Stupid n
Hahaha yeh right. Because cops are driving around looking for that ???? This post just means there is no news today to report ?
Hahaha yeh right. Because cops are driving around looking for that ???? This post just means there is no news today to report ?
Another stupid ass law!
Another stupid ass law!
The People’s Republic of New Jersey
The People’s Republic of New Jersey
??
??
Police fleecing their own people for more money. Glad I moved out of Jersey
Police fleecing their own people for more money. Glad I moved out of Jersey
Try this in Lakewood. I dare ya. ???
Try this in Lakewood. I dare ya. ???
Fuck NJ and their stupid fines and laws. This state is so corrupt.
Fuck NJ and their stupid fines and laws. This state is so corrupt.
So you are supposed to ride down the road with ice on your windshield instead
Yet there are still bad neighborhoods with crime and selling drugs and this is there agenda
So you are supposed to ride down the road with ice on your windshield instead
Yet there are still bad neighborhoods with crime and selling drugs and this is there agenda
Jason Treat come get some
Nichole Astegher ?
Nichole Astegher ?
Tyler Collett fuck that shit ????♀️
Them Dover rovers will time ya then lie about it
This is complete crap! It’s MY property! Kids in car seats can’t wear big puffy coats in their seats. The car needs to be warm so they be warm with their sweatshirts and blankets.
Stupid law, I’ll wipe my ass with that ticket in front of the cop that has the audacity to write it
Tiffany Graef
Has anyone actually ever gotten a ticket for it though? I highly doubt it
I’d bet no
Private Property they can’t ticket you. Just like they can’t ticket you for expired inspection in your driveway. More click bait fake news
Cops cant arrest you for smoking weed on the streets on NYC, but im not allowed to warm up my own car.
America has gone mad. I feel bad for my kids future
People, read the whole thing, if you wake up in the morning and go longer then 3 minutes, you’re safe, it’s if you are out shopping, get home, realize you forgot something after an hour, and warm up your car for more then 3 min, your in trouble or if your car hasn’t been sitting for 3 hours.
Tiffany Graef either way you look at It it’s a ridiculous law
Oh, that wasn’t directed towards you ? that was to everyone else! I mean, either way, I’ll be warming up my car! I got babies to keep warm ???♂️❄️☃️
i know It wasnt towards me .. or at least I was hoping ? they shouldn’t be able to fine you or tell you what to do in your own driveway ! I will also be doing It anyway for my babies it’s just so frustrating that they think they can control your every move.
?♀️ I’m sure even the police think the law is ridiculous.. they don’t make them, they just have to inforce them! If ya think about it, this law has been around for years, but have you ever met someone who has actually been ticketed? Lol
This is bullshit…fake news geez
Fake News
Yea okay ? F this crap hole
And they can fuck off. That’s bullshit
It’s been sitting
I’m not putting my young children in a freezing car on the way to school. Not happening. And infants/toddlers aren’t supposed to wear jackets while strapped into car seats. Obviously such a well thought out, well rounded “law.” Fine me.
Next you’re going to need a permit to be able to use your own bathroom
Kyle Conley
Driving with ice and frost is a much better idea
How jerked off can this state get…
http://www.njfamily.com/Gender-Neutral-Birth-Certificates-Are-Coming-to-NJ/
Maryellen Maglione disgusting
Maryellen Maglione disgusting
disgusting
Maryellen Maglione irrelavant to the topic…cannot make a new one
There are not enough cops to drive around looking for idling cars. They’re going to have to hire more. Which is not going to happen.
Michele Scivoletti Andrews so damn stupid!
I can’t put my one year old in the car with a puffy jacket on… Write me to ticket I’m warming my car up first.
I seriously wish everyone would stfu about this. It’s LITERALLY been a law since 2012. This isn’t new and nobody is coming to your house to write you a damn ticket… if they haven’t in the last 7 years since this was made a law, they’re not going to now. Jesus H…. Educate yourselves!!
I’m not worried about it..the amount of times I see people running stop signs and yield signs .speeding etc… no one is held accountable cause there is no one to enforce these laws… which I may add.. puts other people in harms way… a car running in the drive way… really.. ?
Build a wall around your house
I’m starting my motorcycle and running it for more than 3 minutes tomorrow #thuglife
Go ahead and watch my warming up car cause it doesnt stay on longer than 2 minutes so HA on them but wah wah for me lmao
Give police tickets too
Yeah okay I start my car and let it run for 8 minutes I don’t give a s*** I got a nice and toasty in there
That is bullshit anyway to make money that’s new Jersey for u
I’m gonna go with the odds that cops are too busy idling in their cars listening to WFAN to be coming after little old me.
Dan Burt Maier we had 3 troopers in downtown. They were in Capones for lunch. All 3 vehicles still running,idling unattended……just saying
My truck has an auto shut off. Maybe those 3 trooper cars were Canine units? (I kid, I kid…Lol)
That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read!
May as well rename New Jersey to New California.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nj.com/news/2018/12/you-actually-can-get-a-ticket-for-warming-up-your-cold-car.html%3foutputType=amp
Bull shit no way definitely fake news
BUT HAS ANYONE EVER FOLLOWED A BUS SCHOOL OR PUBLIC TRANS AND MY TRUCK IN DRIVEWAY IS PROBLEM GTFO
why you yelling?
Scott A Barnes lol I mean LOL. Caps lock was
This is ridiculous !! How on earth did this ever get on the books ?!? How would they ever enforce it ? This is absurd !!
Doing it now 20 minutes as this is allowed 24 hours
Glad there worried about this
Another way for our corrupt state to make money off the tax payers ?
I started my car and came back in the house.
Find me, and fine me ??
the Department can not enforce the idling rule on the public roadways or on residential property
Police state
This is crazy I wouldn’t live there
This state sucks
Then ill warm it up in the garage with the door closed so noone can see lol
Randy Moore
Governor Murphy has to be removed
Governor Murphy has to be removed
What the actual fuck! Yea this is just another way for them to suck more money out of u!
I Never in my right mind thought I would say this but I’m becoming embarrassed to live in the state!
And what about people that paid for a remote start are you going to reimburse them for their money
Bullshit
is this another murphy ploy to get more money from taxpayers?
Bartholomew Segreto this has nothing to do with taxes. This is a power grab. Murphy wants to make sure we know that he is in charge and we exist to serve him.
Police are not going to bother with this petty BS unless a neighbor lodges a complaint with them.
Murphy Is A Putzzzz Go back to were u were from not new jersey or the Jerzey Shore total moran for doing thissss ????????????
They better make better carseats for the kids then. And if there’s snow on the car roof forget about getting everything cleaned off. So we’re supposed to take babies and oh toddlers and put them in a freezer because it’s against the law for them to wear a snow suit or warm coat and snow pants. The windshield is frozen and instead of letting the car run a few minutes to unfreeze things we are going to be driving around like those idiot’s who clean a circle in the windshield. Sometimes you need the heat to clean off the car.
how bout we fine people hod drive there kids 3 houses to weight for the buss get your kid a coat
won’t pay…especially if MY vehicle is on MY property….good luck getting it from me
If I get a ticket like this I’m dumping all my used oil all over there property
Ilene DalCorso lol
But busing in illegals in homeland security buses is perfectly fine?
irrelavant to the topic
Scott A Barnes really?…everything we as Americans do is becoming illegal…I say it’s relevant!
I’ve watched so many videos of these diesel buses sitting for hours running !..go ahead tell me it’s not relevant
Robin L. Hazen still not to the current topic..cannot compare warming a vehicle to gas shitting buses or illegals not enough good enough for a straw man arguemnt
Yeah. Sure.
I do not believe this is something actively being enforced. Just a “did ya know” article that is being pushed a bit too seriously.
Ridiculous
https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/idling_fact_sheet_1.pdf
WRONG
If your car has been sitting 3 hours or more the law does not apply.
If your car has been sitting 3 hours or more the law does not apply.
Fuck that is right. They can’t be serious
too stupid to believe
Really isn’t there more important things to worry about.
Really isn’t there more important things to worry about.
So, does a police officer sit and count the minutes whenever they notice a car running in someone’s driveway? Don’t they have much more important things to do?
And I dare them to prove how long I had been warming up my car! Such BS! And who is doing the reporting on how long I warm up my car?
I have never heard of this law being enforced.
So cops are going to sit outside of people’s homes to see if they go past the 3 min allowance? I think they have better things to do.
Here’s a question…Then why is it LEGAL to sell remote starts in NJ? I mean seriously?
Like the state would turn down any form of collectable sales tax
Why don’t you print realistic news. All the cops I know have better things to do!
Frank Pezzuti
Wow huh
Frank Pezzuti – I warm my car up every morning
Oh well.
We’re tucked away with no neighbors
WHAT IF WE ARE WAITING FOR A LIGHT TO TURN COLOR ?? EFFING JACKASSS’S
I hate NJ anything to make money ? ridiculous counting down the days till we are out of here
John Dames
lol fuk them clowns
Welcome to the Green Agenda.
what a joke…so who is gonna fine the patrol cars for sitting in various places idling their vehicles up to 8hrs or more while on duty ….really…their vehicles are constantly running…
Don’t they have more important things to worry about. Ridiculous
But they continue to install smart water meters without disclosing the life threatening agenda ,violating human,legal and constitutional rights.. Nuremberg Code of Ethics.. and their oath of office.. the only way to end the abuse is to file complaints against them personally for violating their oath of office to defend and protect the people..
my car doors freeze up period, have to do what I can to get inside even if its wait until the sun hits one of the side doors. Once I can open a door I have no choice but to warm up the car for usually, I will not be able to use the driver side when car is frozen. Last winter, got a door unstuck, climbed in after cleaning snow off, three doors totally still frozen solid. Had to take my son to basketball practice, had heat on all the way, by the Grace of God when I got to the place, I was able to open an electric window, for the doors froze solid while driving and he had to climb out to get to the bldg. Sat in the car for good twenty minutes with do car running until I was able to get out period of the drivers side doors, and in a public parking lot, left all doors unlocked praying no one broke into the car not fun. There are times we must run the car, to get frost, ice and snow off the cars. MIND YOU, DO NOT FORGET IT IS ALSO THE LAW IN NJ THAT ALL VEHICHLES MUST HAVE ALL SNOW AND ICE REMOVED BEFORE THEY GO ON THE ROAD, OR YOU GET FINED. Think its time to change some laws around period.
I highly doubt police are trolling neighborhoods looking for cars warming up ???
I highly doubt police are trolling neighborhoods looking for cars warming up ???
So stupid!
Police need to pull over the people who drive with their handicap plaque hanging on the mirror…who are blocking their view BIG TIME…easier than a safe car in driveway
That’s what happens when “ the people “ vote for a complete ass for governor.!!!