A man in Johor Bahru was caught pumping his Singapore-registered car with the subsidised RON95 petrol at a Shell petrol station in Malaysia.
When confronted, he was unwavering and told the woman who was filming him off camera, “even though I’m a Malaysian also cannot ah?”
The incident happened on 25 March as a Shell petrol kiosk in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
The man was seen in the video shared by SG Road Vigilante, about to finish refuelling his car with the RON95 petrol when he got scolded by a woman for doing so.
He said that he was a Malaysian, to which the woman told him that he can’t do that, “doesn’t matter if you’re Malaysian or what but you are using Singapore car.”
The man then claimed that he was allowed to do so in Melaka and Kuala Lumpur, to which the woman maintained that he can’t do that, before he walked away from her.
RON95
The petrol pumps with yellow nozzles in Malaysia are used to pump the subsidized RON95 petrol.
RON95 is the 11th lowest petrol in the world and is cheaper than in some of the countries that produce oil, such as Saudi Arabia, UAE and etc.
A ban on the sale of RON95 to foreign vehicles was imposed on 1 August 2010, but whether it has been enforced remains another story, although, with the rising fuel prices amidst the embargo on Russia, the scrutiny on the ruling has seen been magnified.
Petrol stations in Johor Bahru are deploying employees at the pumps in efforts to prevent foreign vehicles from pumping the subsidised petrol of RON95.
This comes in the wake of some Singaporean drivers being seen pumping RON95 into their cars, as well as a few petrol stations being taken to task for selling to them.
According to The Star, the staff who are being deployed at the pumps will be observing foreign vehicles as they pump their petrol.
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry of Malaysia is also sending people to patrol petrol stations as well.
A supervisor who is working at a petrol station in Jalan Bukit Changar shared that he had to explain to Singapore registered cars that it is illegal for them to pump the RON95 petrol.
And some of the customers would be arguing with the petrol station employees over the matter, with the staff insisting that they are only allowed to pump RON97, which is more expensive.
Their cashiers are now required to check and confirm with each customer who is buying the RON95 petrol that they are driving vehicles that are registered in Malaysia.
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has said that no sales of RON95 is allowed to foreign vehicles, with companies or entities who breach the rule facing a fine of up to RM2 million.