Driver of S'pore-registered car seen pumping Ron95 petrol in M'sia defiant: 'I will continue until Apr'
Yet another driver of a Singapore-registered car has been caught on camera fueling up with subsidised Ron95 petrol meant for Malaysian cars, but a man claiming to be the vehicle owner remained defiant after being called out online.
An image, taken on Jan 26 at 3pm at Caltex Eko Botani in Johor Bahru, was posted on Facebook page SGRV Front Man. It was also shared on Facebook pages Complaint Singapore and Both Checkpoint sharing group (Singapore-Johor), where a man who said he was the driver responded in a comment.
Facebook user @Daryl Toh insisted he was not breaking the law: "Hello I'm the owner of the car, that's me, so what's the problem? I pump legally what, no say illegal to BUY, I will continue until April, continue posting me i don't care."
Ron95 petrol, subsidised by the Malaysian government and meant only for use by drivers of Malaysian-registered vehicles, sells for as little as 1.99 ringgit (S$0.64) per litre.
While there are currently only penalties for petrol station operators in Malaysia which sell the fuel to foreign-registered vehicles, the law will be revised on Apr 1, with drivers of foreign-registered vehicles also facing legal action.
'Making SG proud'
Netizens were critical of the car owner's actions, with some Singaporeans evenlabelling him a disgrace. "Cheapo fellow," said one.
"Making SG proud!!!" said another.
Some thought that the driver was within his rights to use Ron95, even with signs stating clearly that it is meant only for Malaysian vehices. "It's not illegal to pump ron95 before April as long as the petrol station don't [sic] stop you," said a netizen.
Others suggested the driver was probably a Malaysian driving a Singapore-registered car, while Malaysian commenters were critical of the level of enforcement of the law. "Well at least he does it openly and (does) not apply black tape to mask his vehicle number plate," said another, alluding to a previous case where a Malaysian man and Singapore permanent resident was fined 9,000 ringgit for tampering with his number plate.
Stomp has reached out to Daryl Toh for comment.
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