The man who was seen in a viral video fuelling up Singapore-registered vehicle with subsidised RON 95 at a petrol station in Kulai, Johor recently has surrendered to the police, reports The Straits Times.
According to Kulai police chief Tan Seng Lee, the 63-year-old man and his 67-year-old wife reported to the Kulai police headquarters to assist with the investigation. “The investigation paper is still being processed and will be referred to the deputy public prosecutor as soon as possible for further instructions,” he said.
As per a previous report, the man, who was identified as a Singapore permanent resident, was 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 the one-minute video, the man is seen pumping RON 95 into a car that had its registration plate partially obstructed.
Vehicles with a foreign registration plate and not a Malaysian one can only be fuelled up with RON 97 and not RON 95 in Malaysia. This rule has been in place since August 1, 2010 and it hasn’t changed despite the price of RON 95 being floated since last November.
“Foreign-registered vehicles, such as those from Thailand, Indonesia or Singapore, are not allowed to buy RON 95. They can only purchase RON 97 in accordance with existing regulations. RON 97 is already sold at a floating price,” said second finance minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, as reported by Bernama in September last year.
It should also be noted that MyKad holders cannot fuel up foreign-registered vehicles using RON 95, unsubsidised or otherwise. However, Malaysians with a Singapore driving licence but drive Malaysian-registered cars can fuel up on RON 95 and even apply to purchase the petrol at the current subsidised price of RM1.99 per litre.
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these are the bad type c whom our beloved akmal salleh despises, these type of sinkie wannabe, even type c also despise
1st world citizen with 3rd world mentality
The article implies he’s a Malaysian citizen who is a PR in Singapore.
Berapa kali nak cakap ,naikan harga semua minyak 20SEN lebih mahal dari harga jiran.Ikut JE yang mana lebih tinggi Siam atau Singapore. Kenapalah nak tambah KERjA yang boleh dimudahkan.
How about those illegal Indonesian workers who came here still pump Ron 95? On their bikes w/out plate number ?
generally, law enforcement is more vigilant in those states bordering other neighbour countries
There’s a difference between foreign registered vehicles and foreign operated vehicles
Puzzling. I thought a Malaysian IC was needed to pump subsidised RON95?
he is a malaysian so he does have IC.
Singaporean illegally pump the unsubsidized RON95, not the subsidized one.. They suppose to pump only RON97
Named and shamed…he surrendered to hopefully avoid losing his PR in Singapore. All this effort just to save a few bucks. But his intent was clear and there is no misunderstanding of the rules so we can all expect some punishment.
for such a small savings, the old man take big risk. worth it meh? now kena caught. earn SGD can easily pay for RON97 petrol and the savings if convert to SGD is not much la.
is this statement correct ? – “Vehicles with a foreign registration plate and not a Malaysian one can only be fuelled up with RON 97 and not RON 95 in Malaysia.” ? i thought foreign vehicles can still pump unsubsidized ron95 which is currently price at RM2.56?
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