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Originally posted by RV Roamer:
You don't have to do that if you have an FJ Rv card. Can run the card and your credit card at the pump and then fuel up. Then go inside at the end to collect your receipt.

True but under FJ's new rules, you must now have a Flying J credit card in order to get the cash price in the truck lanes. You can use any credit card for the cash price at the RV island as long as you have the RV card.

I too use the truck lanes if the RV line is too long or the turn at the end is too sharp, so I guess I will have to buckle under their new rules and get one of their cards.

Craig

I use J almost exclusively. I actually feel welcome there. I drive a 45' pulling an H2 and have never had a problem using the rv lanes. Hope I didn't just jinx my self.

I have to park in the truck area because of my length, but have never had a problem. I went into a T&A and found them very rv UNfriendly. Only one or two nozzles will fit. Most have a ring at the tip that won't allow it into the filler neck. You have no way of knowing what lanes these are in. They are not marked. Then I have to make a circle to go to another without the ring. Then after all that, I had to leave my driver's license with the cashier before she would turn on the pump! I put $100 in and went down the road to the next J I came to.

My 2 cents.

Glad I'm not the only one that found a TA center RV unfriendly! And I just have a small travel trailer!

Thanks everyone for the info!

I looked over FJ's new policy again re: getting the cash price for non-cash transactions in the truck lanes. It states:

"Our loyalty members may continue to receive the cash price at the commercial truck islands by paying with cash, a pre-approved check or one of Flying J's proprietary cards or Transportation Alliance Bank (TAB) Rewards Plus or RV Real Value Plus credit cards."

If you don't want to carry around one of their credit cards, you can apply here for pre-approved check writing privileges. I carry enough credit cards, so I think I'll submit the check writing app.

Craig

I just sent in the check cashing application and it was approved very quickly. Now I am heading out and need to know how to use it. Do I walk in with a blank check and get them to turn on the pump or will they do it by phone by the pump. They just told me how my check approval was listed, which is just my and my wifes name. They said I could write over up to $5. Does anyone here know how check writing works?

I also just got an account opened with Pacific Pride and have used it a couple of times which worked very easily. You just don't know what you paid until you see the invoice posted but it was very competetive.

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Originally posted by Craig P.:
I looked over FJ's new policy again re: getting the cash price for non-cash transactions in the truck lanes. It states:

"Our loyalty members may continue to receive the cash price at the commercial truck islands by paying with cash, a pre-approved check or one of Flying J's proprietary cards or Transportation Alliance Bank (TAB) Rewards Plus or RV Real Value Plus credit cards."

If you don't want to carry around one of their credit cards, you can apply here for pre-approved check writing privileges. I carry enough credit cards, so I think I'll submit the check writing app.

Craig

The cash price in the truck lanes isn't a big deal for me since I don't have a diesel and the most fuel I can ever buy at one time is 20 gallons. Plus I use my Amex card and get 3% cash back, which currently always works out to more back than paying cash.

The problem with Flying J, like some of the other gas companies is that each of the stations are not all the same. I've seen some that are very convenient as far as room an maneuvering are concerned. But I've seen some that the RV section was designed and built based on short rv's and not pulling toads. Most of these have very little, if any, turn around area. Cars park to close in front of you and you can't back up.

The biggest complaint I have with all the gas companies is they only allow you to pump so much then you have to re-insert your card to pump again, or worse, take your card inside so they can hold it. Many of them claim it's not them but your credit card company, which is not so, because I've had some that will pump $100, or $150, or even $200 or more without having to reset and start over. If it was the credit card company this could not take place.

Actually not all credit cards have a limit at fuel islands, and it is the CC company, just some stations follow the rules others don't. My AMEX card has no limit on fuel island sales, where as my Visa does. I can go to the same station and my Visa will stop at $50, but my AMEX will just keep going til the tank is full.

Using the FJ card usually does not put a limit on my purchase. If it does, it's been around $400. Not a real inconvenience. I once filled up in the car lane by mistake and after it stopped the secod time at $75, the next fill I pressed the pay inside button and filled it up then just went inside.

Arizona has an added .08 cent per gallon tax on diesel for big trucks. If you use the big truck lanes or a fuel stop that doesn't have RV lanes you should ask for the tax to be removed. Some places will do this automatically others won't so always ask. Arizona is the only state that I know does this so save a few $$ and ask