Man seen in video pumping RON95 into Singapore-registered car with taped plate surrenders to police

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.