Time and time again, we’ve seen multiple instances of foreign registered car owners, especially those from Singapore, brazenly using subsidised RON95 petrol despite the law explicitly stating it’s illegal.
One such incident has occurred yet again, this time at a petrol station located near the Johor-Singapore border.
Incident occurred at exit of CIQ building
The incident was brought to light via a Threads post, where the OP photographed a man fuelling his Toyota Yaris with RON95 petrol.
According to the OP, the petrol station was located near the exit of the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex yesterday (Oct 6).
He also tagged the Domestic Trade and Costs of Living ministry (KPDN) as well as SG Road Vigilante, a popular Singaporean social media page that often shares videos of Singaporean drivers acting badly outside and within the country.
Reactions
As most would already expect, the comments left by netizens were of outrage, with many slamming the man for opening breaking the law.
‘Astaghfirullahualazim. So many still don’t understand that RON95 is strictly for Malaysian-registered cars. Doesn’t matter if you have subsidies or not. Foreign registered cars are only allowed to use RON97.’
‘RON97 is RM3.20 per litre. Take average fuel tank of 50L, which equals to RM160. Convert to SGD and it’s just S$49. So much for first world country.’
For the record, under the newly unveiled Budi95 subsidy scheme, the RM1.99 RON95 petrol is only applicable for Malaysian citizens with MyKad and a valid driver’s licence.
However, those who are driving foreign registered vehicles will not be eligible and are only allowed to use RON97 petrol. This means that even if the driver’s a Malaysian but drives a Singapore-registered car, this rule still applies.
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