Unsubsidised fuel is now on sale in Perlis, for the benefit of foreign-registered vehicles. Available at two specialised stations in Padang Besar and Wang Kelian, the non-subsidised RON95 petrol is priced at RM3.22 per litre, while diesel goes for RM3.45 per litre.
These are significantly more expensive compared to the current subsidised prices of RM2.05 per litre for RON95 and RM2.15 per litre for diesel that are applicable to Malaysian-registered vehicles. The differences are RM1.17 (57%) and RM1.30 (60%) per litre respectively, which certainly do add up over a full tank.
Launched by domestic trade and cost of living (KPDN) minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub, the pilot project in Perlis is set to run for three months until April, before being expanded to other border states including Kedah, Perak, Kelantan, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak.
Foreign-registered vehicles (both Singaporean and Thai) caught using subsidised fuel have repeatedly gone viral over the past few months. By law, cars bearing non-Malaysian registrations are only allowed to use RON97 (which is unsubsidised) in the country, and not RON95. Logic sees that the significant government fuel subsidies should only benefit the locals, not tourists.
It’s a different story for diesel vehicles, however, as there is no unsubsidised option available – both Euro 5 B10 and B7 options are subsidised. Instead, foreign-registered vehicles are permitted to buy no more than 20 litres of diesel per day at Malaysian petrol stations within 25 km of the borders to curb subsidy leakage to fuel smugglers.
As of February 1, 2023, there is a new rule that dictates no foreign-registered vehicles can purchase diesel at regular fuel station in Perlis – they now have to head to the two unsubsidised fuel stations in Padang Besar and Wang Kelian.
It has to be said that even at the newly revealed unsubsidised prices, both RON95 and diesel are still cheaper here in Malaysia compared to our neighbouring countries. In Thailand for instance, RON95 goes for RM4.67/litre and diesel at RM4.43/litre. Over in Singapore, RON95 is priced at an average of RM9.08/litre, while diesel costs RM8.65/litre. Meanwhile, RON92 petrol is around RM3.71/litre and diesel RM4.69/litre over in Indonesia.
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Lets monitor how our enforcement do their job to stop foreign plate cars from using regular petrol pumps first.
Should slap a BIG BIG fine to petrol station owners when they sell to foreign vehicles.
Syukurr rakyat Malaysia ada kerajaan PH BN. minyak murah… Hati gumbiraa. Hidupp PH !!
Singapore have a rule that prevent cars with less than 3/4 tank to leave Singapore. By the time they need to refuel, they would have reached Melaka and they can just refuel there and not refueling in Johor. So how do you control that?
refuel ron97 lah. pump station staff to monitor foreign plate cars.
I’ve seen hailak with big tong minyak at petrol stations. I always imagined maybe they buy petrol for their tractors at plantation, etc. But now I think maybe they buy a full tong of petrol and re-sell to foreign cars. How to control?
Stop subsidies is how we control smuggling. Industrial users cannot use subsidised petrol or diesel. Must pay full price but they normally buy from petrol station sometimes. Not all.
I do not like your comment. You must be spoilt brat kid who just live with your parent.
I think it’s better than nothing. At least a solution for foreign car. Anyway, isnt it faster and cheaper solution to ask all the petrol station to dedicate a lane/pumps for foreign cars.
the easiest solution is software. Just charge foreign cars differently. Why need to make new gas stations for them? bodoh. Nowadays software can do anything.
Software can do anything!?? U sure ah? I think u mistaken software for vibranium la. That one can do anything.
Software can easily hack brother. Not all things can be done in ‘soft’ mode.
Still too cheap
Better buat je semua tanpa subsidi n lepastu beri balik dalam bentuk allowed kepada semua rakyat Malaysia… So xdelah ketirisan…kepada pendatang asing atau kepada org luar bukan warga negara..
yg ini saya setuju sangat dan memang sama dengan apa yg saya selalu fikirkan dalam kepala HOTAK aku. terima kasih menyuarakan.
Need more of this. Let’s make Malaysia better
Actually I don’t mind the SG car using subsidised petrol. How much they can use since they can refill mostly during weekend. Plus the rule of SG is car must maintain 3/4 fuel before leaving SG. So it is hard to justified SG car keep coming Msia to refill petrol daily or every 2 or 3 days just to get cheap petrol.
Plus there are hundreds of thousand of Msia citizen went SG work and send money to Malaysia and family spend the SG money at Malaysia. If doing courtesy to SG vehicle is really a big problem. But I do mind the Thai car coming Msia to get cheap petrol because Thailand do not give Malaysia contribution as big as SG.
SG people kesian always kena dengki from locals. The problem with foreign cars using our petrol is not from SG lah. Not much SG cars here also. The problem is from the northen borders. Thailand vehicles. come in daily in millions just for petrol.
yess we need this no more fuel subsidy, move to ev subsidy
sudah lebih 2 bulan DSAI jadi PM X, harga minyak petrol & diesel tak turun2 pun. kata 24 jam lah, bukannya 24 hari lah.. janjinya di capati
Dia da tua brother, mana dia ingt da janji2 tu lg. Satu hari pum kita akan tua dan minta jauh lah drpd kne jd nyanyuk… Husnuzon je lah.
turun apa LJ bro. x naik sudah la. maintain RM2.05 cantik2.
Kena guna technology jugak, sebab kalau diorang guna credit card takda siapa nak check/block. Kena guna plate number recognition tech macam rfid untuk block foreign registered vehicles isi ron95.