Here’s a curious case of a Singaporean car fuelling up in Johor and leaving without paying. Curious because we can’t quite pin down how exactly it happened – perhaps you can help.
So here’s the case. The Singaporean-registered Kia Sorento you see here bought diesel at a petrol station in Bukit Indah, JB. Except that the driver didn’t actually buy the fuel, as he/she allegedly left the station after filling up, without paying. The petrol station then put up a notice and a CCTV screengrab of the Kia, asking the owner to come back and settle the bill.
As with most misdemeanours these days, it went viral, picked up by social media pages in Singapore. The caption on the SGRV Admin Facebook page reads “Kia Sorento Diesel failed to made payment for fuel at Bukit Indah, Johor. Bukit Indah JB petrol station cashier asks to post”. They did a number plate search for SNA 9151 S and the official info shows 2.2D, so it’s diesel that was allegedly stolen.
By the way, unlike RON 95 petrol, Singaporean vehicles are allowed to pump diesel in Malaysia, but the purchase is limited to 20 litres per day at petrol stations within 25 km of the Malaysia-Singapore border (Bukit Indah is within the zone). The price of diesel in Singapore is around S$3 (RM9.60) per litre and in Malaysia, subsidised diesel is capped at RM2.15 per litre for Euro 5 B10 and B20 blends. Based on these prices and the 20L limit, the savings for the Kia Sorento is RM149.
Not paying for what you bought is not right. Singapore residents are already saving so much (more so with the current SGD-MYR exchange rate) and surely going viral for a gain of less than S$50 is not worth it? Inflation is creeping up everywhere (newsflash to Malaysians: yes, even in SG), but unlike in Malaysia, you’re quite well off if you have a car, and this is the latest Sorento, not a Picanto. There’s also a chance that the driver truly forgot, of course.
But what puzzles us is how this happened. Presumably, the Kia driver went for a cash purchase and the cashier didn’t ask for payment before authorising the pump? It’s quite the norm for them to ask to hold some cash for full tank purchases, so perhaps this transaction slipped through. What do you think?
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Wait I think? I think I wait for the story to unfold on social media.
Betul la tu.. Alang2 dah murah sangat, baik ambik free je terus.
Too many kiasu come for what. Stay at kiasu land better
Kiasu people come to kiasi land mAh.
Come here show off but actual fact nothing at bank account one. Stay flat also how lian and kiasu
which station no need to pay up front before pumping? please let me know as i want to go there as well.
Still think Sinkies are so great? They are nothing more than monkey behaviour in human form. Absolutely worse character than our B40 rempits & lajaks.
Really? ALL of ’em???… Like i said before- bad apples, they have em, we have em.
Their rotten apples are more rotten than our rotten ones.
ALL of them?
who use this kind of argument?
dude, we even have human eating glass, yes, glass, kaca. google it.
who the f use ‘all of them’ in any argument?
You’re Essolutli collect
How are you exactly sure it Sporean or Malaysian driving a spore car or Malaysian converted PR or Singaporean?
Hello Bro, we sinkies are not great, many of us are working very hard for our money and not rich. It’s only afew unbehaving monkies that makes the news that shame the rest of us. We are the same, just on different sides of the border under different governments.
Look at the picture a little closer. It is Petronas at Jalan Indah 15/2………. :)
No way we can get fuel without paying for it first.
I have been to many stations where i can fill up first without paying anything.
Singapore people show their true colour when not in their home country lol
Alot of Malaysian motorists show their true colours when on Singapore roads too. Don’t make it sound like all Malaysians are oh-so-law-abiding. Just the corruption alone beats every other ASEAN countries hands down.
My guess is the credit card machine at pump malfunction. Driver drop an expired or unknown credit card at counter and ask for full tank. Drive away without care.
If you come here JB see how petrol stations are run you will know how this happens. Here got attendants who would take cash payments and help you to pump petrol, they have authorised card to set the payment so you no need to pay at counter. I bet that Sinkie idiot asked the attendant to pump for him with the excuse he will make payment at counter but when the driver goes in he did not do so hence why it slip thru and this fella was found to had stolen.
How in the hell you fill without paying some money
What do you expect from a Kia driver…
Bro, I’m driving a Kia too. This is clearly attitude problem u badge snobber.
lol you can drive any car brand and still be an asshole.
when i commented in the kia ev6 post that kia drivers are assholes, i was accused of being “car-cist”. now i feel vindicated
Waiting for more information before commenting. Do not use assumption as the truth and start bad mouth.
Dear Sinkie lover, gtfo and gbtSinkie.
According to the source of these pictures, SGRV admin Facebook page the owner of the car has paid the money he was needed to.
Dh malu tu baru tau bayar ye. Klau tak viral macem mana.
Santa Claus petrol pump. Whoever did not collect payment upfront should bear full responsibility
The poor attendant or cashier has to fork out for the mistake and that could mean a few days going hungry. Shame on such people.
free diesel… this is what i called full subsidy!
Pukimak punya kiasu
Yer betul tu! Mcm baru lps kluar penjara spore!
Definitely asked attendent they want to do full tank pay with card because no malaysian cash to pre-pay.
Serves the petrol station right! There is an unwritten SOP at petrol station – cash before delivery, or alternatively, a with-holding amount or car keys. Failure to comply with one’s own SOP, is tantamount to one’s own fault, although it’s not an excuse not to pay …
if it is unwritten, then it not SOP
There’s a petrol station just round the corner from our house which I’ve been frequenting for decades. Before I started using my debit card for payment, I would indicate to the clerk with a simple hand signal that I wanted to fill up the tank. He would give me a thumbs up and activate my pump and I will fill up the tank before going to the counter to pay. Of course, the clerk has known me for decades and he trusted me, but I was wondering if the same thing happened with the Singapore driver and the clerk at the petrol kiosk, only in this case, the clerk made the error of being too trusting.
How to fuel without paying? Angkat tangan jerit full tank, fuel up and cabut la, aiyo…
Hey editor, I do not like the words Singaporean registered car, why can’t you write Singapore registered car? Registered car does not means all purchased by Singaporean and not PR or foreigners
hey clown, the word singaporean simply means of singapore origin, which can also refer to the plate. singaporean does not necessarily mean a clown of singaporean citizenship.
Most of the Singapore registered cars are driven by Malaysian especially those frequent JB trip.
Most of the Singapore registered cars found in Malaysia are driven by Malaysian or ex Malaysian. True born Singaporean seldom drive to Malaysia as they are not familiar with the road and traffic rules. Safety is another main concern too. So please don’t bad mouth until you get the clearer picture of it.
Stay at kiasu land lah. Come here for mandi at hotel play massage lah
So what, sue me – if you are unhappy…
Take a seat and wonder if the so called “law abiding Singaporean” is only possible when enforced by their strict law rather than by having virtue of what is right and what is wrong…
You often found their behaviour appalling :
1. Overspeeding on Malaysian highway
2. Not paying fines (aka not respecting our law)
3. Taking advantage on our subsidised items
You’re an idiot that needs to be put in his place.
1) There are more malaysian drivers speeding like crazy each day on the nsh than all the singapore cars combined. Because of a few idiots you need to label all?
2) do you know how frigging difficult it is to pay fines. If you don’t have a mykad, you can’t do online payments. This means you would have to take time off to go down to the summons kaunter to make the payments. And they are only opened during office hours. A lot of people do want to pay off their fines but the malaysian government has decided to make it difficult.
3) Because of the few people that try to purchase subsidized items in malaysia, you seem to have this idea that its almost all singaporeans that do it. Please think of the number of people that come over. You really think these tens of thousands of people will be doing this?
Please do everyone a favor and try to understand the whole issue before commenting. You come across like an idiotic individual.
Forgotten to pay? Can always return to make payment.
Some people just walup the bone.
Quite simple. Previous drive who filled at that pump used credit card. When he finished filling he did nor place the nozzle properly. So this Spore car who came in next just continued filling the previous transaction. Technically the bill was paid by the earlier driver
Tangkap then give 2 strokes of rotan..after that see if they still dare or not..
All fault story promoting KIA vehicles that all
Never mind we set off with ‘kopi pejuang’ already. They’ve gone cuckoo with it!
Pay up. Its not good. U buy u must pay. Whateva the reasons was….must pay up.
If the driver didn’t pay & drove off, then shame on him, not fit to be a S’porean, POOR PEOPLE MANTALITY. PLS BAN HIM FROM DRIVING TO JB:(
You can drop expired card,pump and walkaway
This magazine exist donkey’s years but never accepted me. Now opening for public comments.. Brain realize more readers more money.
Selfishness equals loss century era. Thanks.
Sudah bayar katanye…
https://www.facebook.com/1631826980245346/posts/5140803622680980/?sfnsn=mo
In JB it’s quite common for Singapore registered car to refill before they make the exact payment. It is based on trust.
Malaysia towards singapore
For info five fingers not the same
Neither any country in the world
Is all about you as a human
That spack of moment you may not realize what
You doing so stop criticize others as though
In this world everyone is perfect
Otherwise why you clowns working in our country so as our currency is high… people do mistake once they repent Hope they change
Bless you
Singlish is not easy to understand
I am from Singapore. If the driver cheated, it is inexcusable. I saw some comments that it is not possible to pump gas before paying. Well, it is possible if done through the pump attendants. I would ask for full tank and pay the amount after.
The car owner has already paid for the petrol according to later posts.
Pay first before fueling the gas, however I believed this page for promoting Kia brand.
I am a SG driver. If the driver cheated, it is inexcusable. it is possible if done through the pump attendants. I would ask for full tank and pay the amount after.
According to the source of these pictures, SGRV admin Facebook page the owner of the car has paid the money he was needed to.
According to SGRV Admin Facebook page the car owner has already paid for the petrol.
petrol pump yg bangang. yg pegi bg tuang dulu apahal musibat? ko ingat singaporean xde org jahat ke? lagi ramai malaun kat sana. dtg malaysia berlagak mcm org kaya tp sume lahanat.
Normally station will allow to pump first when u mention u want to pump full tank. While some hold some payment such as RM50, mostly don’t becos base on trust. This casez most likely driver wanna pump full, then forgot to go back to cashier to settle bill.
Hello Bro, we sinkies are not great, many of us are working very hard for our money and not rich. It’s only afew unbehaving monkies that makes the news that shame the rest of us. We are the same, just on different sides of the border under different governments.
Just close the stupid causeway. Wtf do we need the hinterland for?
This website like sensationalize Singapore bashing stories.
Big question is, why in Malaysia, pump need to be activated and some stations, need to pay before pumping? Looks like petrol station cannot trust some Malaysian of paying after pumping petrol. There must be many such cases to resort to such measures.
In Singapore, Australia, one just pick up the pump immediately. No pre-authorization, no pre payment. Users just pay after that. No issues. It seems only in Malaysia, trust is an issue here.
So if Singaporean trust Singaporean pumps better why not pump fuel at Singapore and not here? You do not trust your Singapore pumps ahh?
dont you think your attempt at insulting malaysians has backfired when it shows right here in this story that singaporean clearly cannot be trusted to execute a postpaid fuel transaction properly?
If this is a.deliberate attempt, this driver will be pinned down soon by local authorities, it’s so embarrassing. Speaking as a Singaporean myself.
Let’s not stir up hatred in this post, just be mindful that we Singapore and Malaysia needs each other and still do so in the very long future. Living in Malaysia for so many years, I have my fair share of poor experience of Malaysian drivers as well, also have terrible experience in Singapore roads with Singapore as well. People are still people, but please don’t stereotype based on nationality, it’s seems so shallow yah.