May 20, 2019, 10:58 AM 
A man who has allegedly been swapping car plates to evade summons in Malaysia, a Facebook post by SG Road Vigilante - SGRV claimed on May 18, 2019.
Caught red-handed
A series of photos showed a man swapping the car plate of a gold-coloured BMW 302i at a Petron station in Gelang Patah, about a 10-minute drive from Tuas Checkpoint.
The man replaced the licence plate, SLX27E, to one bearing the registration number SKD2777C.
The second car plate number belonged to a Hyundai Elantra, according to a screenshot of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) One Motoring website
The owner of the Hyundai has filed a report with LTA, the authority added.
Outstanding summon
The yellow number plate has two outstanding summons, both for speeding in Malaysia.
The first one was from July 2017 and the other more recent one, on May 18, 2019 -- on the day of the plate-switching incident.
The BMW number plate appeared to have been repainted recently.
It was apparently caught speeding on camera with the fake number plate on two occasions.
However, a commenter shared that the summons were both subsequently cleared, indicating they might have been paid off after the records came under public scrutiny.
Image by Ian Clover Amos Asher.
Nonetheless, using a false car plate is against the law.
In Singapore, those caught displaying false number plates can face a maximum fine of S$5,000 and jail of up to a year.
Top photo collage from SG Road Vigilante - SGR
If you like what you read, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Telegram to get the latest updates.