Another Singapore-registered car has been caught pumping RON95 in Malaysia, this time in Petaling Jaya.
Photos shared by SG Road Vigilante on Facebook showed the middle-aged driver of a white BMW refuelling his vehicle at a Shell station.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
The images were purportedly taken on Saturday (25 April), at the Sea Park neighbourhood of the city in Selangor state.
A yellow nozzle was seen inserted into the car’s filler neck — indicating it was being pumped with RON95.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
RON95 petrol is subsidised by the Malaysian Government only for Malaysia-registered vehicles.
In a Facebook post on Sunday (26 April) night, the Petaling Jaya branch of Malaysia’s Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living (KPDN) said it received a complaint about the incident on the same day.
The report, which was filed online, involved a foreign-registered vehicle suspected of pumping RON95 petrol at a petrol station.
Source: KPDN Selangor
After further investigation and viewing of CCTV footage, KPDN confirmed that a vehicle with a foreign registration number had filled its petrol tank with RON95.
The vehicle’s owner paid for the petrol using a credit card.
Following these findings, KPDN has taken action against the petrol station, it said.
Source: KPDN Selangor
Under the Control of Supplies Regulations (Prohibition on the Sale and Purchase of Controlled Goods) (Petrol RON95) 2026, which came into effect on 1 April, it is an offence for petrol stations to sell RON95 to foreign-registered vehicles.
At the same time, several copies of relevant documents have been seized for further investigations, KPDN added.
Source: KPDN Selangor
The BMW driver may not get off scot-free, either.
The new regulations also extend enforcement action to individuals who buy subsidised fuel, meaning drivers of foreign-registered vehicles may be jailed for up to three years and/or fined up to RM1 million (S$321,000), according to Bernama.
Repeat offenders face up to five years’ jail and/or a fine of up to RM3 million (S$963,000).
Earlier this month, the Singaporean driver of a Singapore-registered car was reportedly arrested for pumping RON95 in Johor Bahru — the first to be nabbed since the new regulations came into force, according to Malaysian media reports.
Also read: S’pore-registered car driver arrested for pumping RON95 in Johor, first nabbed under new regulations
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Featured image adapted from SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook.