Man caught filling S'pore BMW with M'sia govt-subsidised RON95 petrol, stopped by station staff

A man driving a Singapore-registered BMW was caught attempting to pump RON95 petrol into his vehicle at a petrol station in Tebrau, Johor Bahru.

A dashcam video of the incident was shared on the DashCam Owners Malaysia Facebook group on Apr. 8.

Employee intervenes

As the man was filling up, a petrol station employee quickly approached him, removed the fuel nozzle, and stopped the refuelling process.

The two were seen speaking, although their conversation was not audible.

Many comments on the video criticised the man's behaviour while applauding the employee for his quick response and management of the issue.

RON95

There have been previous instances where a Singapore-registered car was seen in Malaysia pumping RON95 petrol, despite it being prohibited.

RON95 fuel in Malaysia is heavily subsidised by the Malaysian government and is typically reserved only for Malaysians.

The sale of RON95 petrol to foreign-registered vehicles has been prohibited since August 2010.

It has been priced at about S$0.60 a litre, about three to four times cheaper than in Singapore.

RON97, which is permitted for Singapore motorists to fuel up within Malaysia, is currently priced at RM3.33 (S$0.99).

If a foreigner buys subsidised fuel at a petrol station in Malaysia, the operator can be fined up to RM1 million (S$300,000) or jailed for three years.

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