Back in May this year, a Singaporean driver was seen swapping the number plates on his E90 BMW 3 Series at a Petron station in Gelang Patah, before being caught speeding by highway cameras. Justice has now been served, as the man has been fined RM8,000 for his actions after pleading guilty in court in Johor Bahru, the The Straits Times reports.
The driver was found to have violated Section 108(3)(f) of Malaysia’s Road Transport Act 1987, whereby offernders could fine of least RM5,000 and not more than RM20,000, or a jail term of not less than a year and not exceeding five years, or both.
Displaying a forged number plate is also an offence in Singapore, one that can see those found guilty be fined up to SGD5,000, or face a jail term of up to a year, or both.
The act, which went viral on social media, was captured on video by another Singaporean driver who then posted it on Facebook. In it, we see the BMW owner his original licence plate (SLX27E) to one bearing the registration number SKD2777C, which is actually registered to a Hyundai Elantra.
About an hour after the incident, the car was then caught speeding on a Malaysian highway, but the RM150 summons was issued to the SKD2777C registration plate instead.
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Shameless kiasu and cheapskate.
Someone said we should emulate and follow Singkie way, much like this. I agrees. Now I need to find a number plate I can fake.
Foolish that BMW Singapore driver. Car got slower after new paint job 141kmh vs 130kmh.
Mmg betui Henry. Syukur Malaysia masih aman.
All that trouble just to speed 140++?
Malaysia is more daring then….no need to switch plate to speed well beyond 140kmh.
Malaysians do that on and off, this guy does it from JB to Bukit Kayu Hitam straight.
PADAN MUKA KAU SYAITAN!!!
RM8000, thats SGD2600… not even a slap.. more like a soft stroke on the wrist. What a joke.
8k is nothing for them. Next time confiscate their car n put them in jail. The same goes to all those local who don’t use a proper size plate number.
RM8K FINE ONLY? That RM8K fine to him is like peanuts. Should impose a more severe punishment to set an example to others that dare to do this. What a joke!
If he had been doing it a long time, that is small money to him and probably the samans value is more than RM8,000. He was just too stupid or arrogant to do it in front of so many people and I bet many others are doing such, not just him. I just wish someone can troll his car plate number and give him a taste of his own medicine.
One query, is the fine money going to Malaysia as compensation for the samans he got? He should get double penalised with the fines he got using that fake number plate.
We all know Singapore is a fine country. Fine them one, fine them all. Clean and be integrity. Do not touch dubious shenanigans, swapping plate numbers, misappropriation of funds, songlap embezzlements etc. Orang kite suka Kereta scrap singapore tapi kene ingat… bile memandu jgn lupe pakai signal. Nasehat pakcik
sepandai pandai tupai melompat akhirnya jatuh ke tanah juga…wakakakaka
Thats around SGD2,600. 50% from SG fine.
The question is, can he still cross the boundary if he have not pay the fine?
This is what they do after all the good manner and quality of live they have. It this the example of develop country we are moving toward. Please be a good community that represent good lifestyle. With BMW but the thinking like third world Africa.
Sohai mentality
This p*****k Singaporean should be fined higher.
Report say he return to SG on the day the incident happen. So, he appear to court on his own? How do the summon given to him?
That’s hardly justice. 8k myr is only 2k sgd.
This guy deserves jail time, fooling around with different licence plate is no joke. Imagine some innocent guy getting random speeding tickets thanks to this.
why not ban him permanently from entering malaysia? next time he will change his number plate in a back alley. after all RM8,000 fine is cheap by singaporean standards.
How mediocre value of only 2.6k dollars fine to Singapore prince?
Instead peninsular ruler should peg the fine amount equivalent to island 5k dollars.
How to deter those singapore princes from committing nuisance when they cross tebrau straits?
I thought it will be SGD8000 fine?
Enforcers have to view this as criminal breach instead of just changing number plate. The fine are too small compare to any other else
Instead of the border permit, this is going to be the better cash cow
Pretty sure 300 sgd for speed trap is better
Dont let them cross over unless all summonses paid
Every single cents
How to catch them and make them pay summons if everytime they keep changing number plates?
Kindly ban this idiots Singaporean to enter Malaysia again.