Beware of Flying J

Mr. Pinky wrote:
We are 1/3 of the way through a 7500 mile X country trip. I have used FJ exclusively and have had no problems until yesterday. At exit 95 on I 65 south of Indianapolis, IN, the diesel sign indicated $3.89 9/10 (cash) and with my Good Sam Reward card I thought I would be paying $3.83 9/10 to fill my DSDP, HA!!! I failed to look at the price at the pump at the RV island, and when I was finished, saw that I was being charged $4.14 9/10 per gal. This is over 30 cents per gal., or in my purchase, $22.00 more. When I complained, I was told that if I checked the price listed on the interstate sign, I would see that it said "tax exempt trucks only". They were right, and you could see it if you had strong binoculars.

I have always paid the price which was shown on the hi way sign so this is a new gimmick. I don't know if this is exclusively in IN or if this is going to be nationwide. Has anyone else experienced this?

If you had paid attention when turning into the service road to the Flying J, there is a very large sign with all prices listed and the Car/RV Diesel price posted. All Truck Pumps in Indiana have the Exempt Tax price posted, which means that you need a specific number as being Tax Exempt and you pay your fuel tax on a monthly basis.

As to pre-paying before you pump at the Truck Islands, that is not unusual at many Truck Stops, based on my experience, i.e. Love's if they do not have RV pumps. Some Pilot's I have used also charge more that the Truck Pumps vs. the RV Pumps.

It is the responsibility of the driver to check the price before they pump and not blame the station, for your ineptness, IMO. I don't use small stations as I want fresh fuel vs. fuel that has been in a regular small station that probably does not pump much diesel.