A man who was spotted being “creative” in order to fuel up a Singapore-registered vehicle with subsidised RON 95 at a petrol station in Kulai, Johor has been identified by the police as a Singapore permanent resident, The Star reports.
“We have gotten in touch and directed him to come to the traffic department at Kulai’s police headquarters to assist with investigations,” said Kulai OPCD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee, who noted that the owner of the vehicle is currently in Singapore. He added that the case is being investigated under Section 108(3)(e) of the Road Transport Act 1987 with regard to exhibiting an altered or tampered vehicle registration number.
In a one-minute video posted by SG Road Vigilante on Facebook on January 3, 2026, the man is seen fuelling up a car which had the first and last letters of its Singapore registration plate covered with black tape. When asked if he was Malaysian by an unidentified individual, the man replied that he was.
Once again, the rule is simple: if a vehicle has a foreign registration plate and not a Malaysian one, it can only be fuelled up with RON 97 and not RON 95. It goes without saying that MyKad holders driving foreign registered vehicles are not eligible for subsidised RON 95. However, Malaysians with a Singapore driving licence but drive Malaysian-registered cars can apply for subsidised RON 95.
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Shameless and a cheapskate.
That rule is before Budi95 came into force. Now Ron95 is floated without subsidy. Anyone can pump while Malaysians get to pump subsidised with MyKad. If he didnt use MyKad to pump Ron95 into a foreign car, his crime is covering the plate number. Stop jumping seeing foreign cars pumping Ron95 when its already floated after Budi95
Rich country, poor man mentality.
fine RM20k or imprisonment, they aren’t scared. should’ve just follow Sg rules where they like to impose canning too. this will deter them.
Plenty stick-on diy malayisa plate easily get from online shops or accessories shop or work shop, only rookies taped their plate LEL
Fully agreed. Buying or making a fake number plate is not difficult task.
Yes but if he is pumping unsubsidised RON95 then what is the problem? Unsubsidised meant it is open to all, why still got triple standard?
If the Govt wants to keep restricting foreign cars from using RON95 then they should return the subsidy back for RON95. This triple level of fuel tiers is madly confusing to everyone and unfair to all especially the rakyat Malaysia.
Malaysian driving Singapore car and got caught
You guys make so much noise that it sounds like US is invading Malaysia for oil.