Going into Malaysia is one of the latest entertainment options we have right now, but some of the old rules stand in the way. “The 3/4 fuel tank rule”.
It has been a long time since vehicles were allowed to freely drive into Malaysia and many might have “forgotten about it”.
But many netizens said that they were trying their luck, it’s obvious that with the high fuel prices right now many people would want to save money pumping fuel for their vehicles.
Pump to 3/4 before entry
On Sunday(April 3), 55 vehicles were told to turn back to Singapore as their fuel tank were less than 3/4.
Channel News Asia (CNA) did an interview at a Shell petrol station where many people would top up to 3/4 before entering Johor Bahru and some of them still have concerns going in as they are unsure about the rules or worried about entry permits back to Singapore (For foreign-registered vehicles).
Penalties for having less t than 3/4 full tank
Under the Customs Act 1960, Singapore-registered vehicles are required to have a minimum amount of motor fuel (at least three-quarters of the tank) when leaving Singapore via land checkpoints. This is commonly referred to as the “three-quarter tank rule”.
The three-quarter tank rule is currently applied to vehicles running on petrol and/or compressed natural gas (CNG). For hybrid vehicles running on petrol and CNG, drivers should ensure that both the petrol and CNG fuel tanks are at least three-quarter full.