As one of the "benefits" of membership, I obtained a Flying J card that is supposed to give me a substantial discount on fuel. On Friday we went to the Ellensburg WA truck stop. I inserted the card, gave my pin, and filled up. I asked for a receipt and learned I didn't get the discount because I paid at the pump. No indication I shouldn't. I ended up paying $4.19/gal while only a mile or so away I could have paid $3.93.I tried again in Spokane. I went to the office first. This time I was told because my rig wasn't with us (it was at the RV park. We like to fill up prior to hitching), the discount didn't apply. Furthermore, they told me the card would be discontinued in December. The price again was $4.19 vs $3.93 elsewhere. We left only adding enough fuel to go to a non-ripoff gas station.Good Sam is who I blame. While it is nice that the Camping World / Good Sam team made a deal with Flying J, it turns out that Flying J does its best to overcharge RV customers. Based on the difference in price, my Good Sam "discount" has cost me more than $10 in extra fuel charges.

We've always found that the discount wasn't enough to offset the higher cost of FJ fuel. Still, it sounds like you were ripped off twice on a technicality. Bad show GS.

Check www.gasbuddy.com for diesel prices in the area where you want to purchase fuel. The EXXON station on 1600 S Canyon road in Ellensburg, WA area is selling diesel for $3.89/gallon. It would take one heck of a discount to make up the 30 cent difference in price.We used to use FlyingJ however for the past 3-5 years they seem to be one of the higher places for fuel. Now we shop around and avoid FlyinJ unless they are the only place in the area to get fuel.

Pilot in my area is always the same or lower than other stations. I use the charge card and has always been less than anyone else in the area!!!

My RV PLUS card works great.... swipe, enter pin #, look and see that the price has dropped on pump, fill up, get receipt and go.. Last fill up $3.19 gal.

Flying J/Pilot executives are a bunch of crooks. They just cut a deal with the feds to avoid criminal prosecution.All RVers should never spend a dime at any Flying J/Pilot location.Pilot Flying J Cuts Deal

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Bird_Freak
Explorer II
Nov 16, 2014
I no longer use FJ or Pilot. Around her gas and fuel can be had a lot cheaper than their discount price at the same exit most of the time.
petef
Explorer
Nov 16, 2014
I do not have the credit card and have to go in before pumping, prepay with my own creditcard my estimate amount, pump then go back in and they charge the actual amount on my card. I use gasbuddy.com to find the lowest price stations, and many times Flying J or Pilot are among them.
TinyoneRV
Explorer
Nov 13, 2014
"The main advantage of the Good Sam RV Plus Charge Card is that you don't have to go inside to use the truck pumps. A disadvantage is that it's a charge card and funds are transferred from your bank account immediately."

Your payment is withdrawn monthly, not immediately. You can have it withdrawn automatically on the payment date or you can authorize individual withdrawals. If done automatically you get a bigger discount.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Nov 13, 2014
Oh did I mention that I get 5% cash back at all fuel stations including those in Canada? There are a few exceptions like ARCO.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Nov 13, 2014
The main advantage of the Good Sam RV Plus Charge Card is that you don't have to go inside to use the truck pumps. A disadvantage is that it's a charge card and funds are transferred from your bank account immediately.

The 4-7 cents/gallon discount is also a disadvantage for me since I get 5% cash back on my credit card - ie 15 cents/gallon based on $3.00/gal. What's in your wallet?
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 13, 2014
I simple go to a regular service station and fuel up at the pump which is typically $0.10 per gallon cheaper than Pilot/FlyingJ GS Discount.

Besides.....the islands are cleaner and less crowded also.

In..fuel cheaper.........out on my way. Simple.
Rolin
Explorer
Nov 13, 2014
I have found it very confusing. There was the older RV discount card and the newer swip and save. I will go to the referenced locations to try to get information on what locations honor the discounts and where. I do wish it was consistent. If it gets to problematic will have to stop using.

Montana: It worked mostly across county, but in Montana...first was sent to the truck lanes and then found that not only I did not get the discount but was charged an additional amount because I used a credit card. When I complained to the cashier he was apologetic and said that the Swip and Save card did not work in Montana. So will no longer use Pilot or Flying J in Montana.

Edit: Looked at the list of Dealer owned vs Flying J owned. I have a gas MH so did not use the diesel at the truck lane. It looks like all Flying J in Montana are Dealer stations. I really liked the Great Falls Flying J but that has been a few years ago, oh well.
TinyoneRV
Explorer
Nov 05, 2014
GS or Pilot/Flying J has a directory of stations that honor the discount. There are a few that honor it only in the RV diesel lanes and not at the regular gas pumps. You can also get a directory of locations on line or at a Pilot/Flying J or from GS. State law does not allow fuel discounts in Wisconsin.
At any location I've always found fuel priced the same as the surrounding stations.
UsualSuspect
Explorer
Nov 04, 2014
bernrv wrote:
I have a fairly new RVplus card and have used it twice at two different Pilot locations. Both times I did not get any discount. Both times I called the Pilot card helpline. The first time the guy told me that the rewards were not activated on my card, he activated them. The second time he said he did not know why I did not get the discounts, and he is sending new card.
I have a feeling this whole rewards program is phony especially considering the news online about Pilot. I won't be buying fuel at Pilot anytime soon !!
The FlyingJ Government Investigation has been discussed many times, it never affected any RV Accounts, only commercial trucking rebates, so if you read it affected your account, the article was incorrect. My card works, not sure why yours does not work. If you are not happy with their prices there are other brands out there.
bernrv
Explorer
Nov 04, 2014
I have a fairly new RVplus card and have used it twice at two different Pilot locations. Both times I did not get any discount. Both times I called the Pilot card helpline. The first time the guy told me that the rewards were not activated on my card, he activated them. The second time he said he did not know why I did not get the discounts, and he is sending new card.
I have a feeling this whole rewards program is phony especially considering the news online about Pilot. I won't be buying fuel at Pilot anytime soon !!

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