S'pore car, with licence plate taped up while pumping RON95 petrol in M'sia, found in Yishun

A Singapore-registered car, seen in Malaysia with its licence plate taped up and refuelled with subsidised RON95 petrol meant only for Malaysia-registered vehicles, has been spotted in Yishun.

According to the post, the Volkswagen Jetta was seen at Block 233 Yishun Street 21.

The post, with more than 16,000 reactions and 5,000 shares, has been widely shared by online users in Singapore and Malaysia.

What happened

A Singapore-registered vehicle, which had its licence plate partially covered up with black tape, was seen being refuelled with Malaysia's RON95 petrol meant only for Malaysians.

The incident took place on Jan. 2 at about 10:36pm.

The licence plate's first and last letters were taped up, apparently to mimic the look of a Malaysian licence plate.

The driver of the car was subsequently confronted and asked if he was Singaporean.

He replied that he was "Malaysian".

He said: "Confirm, confirm, 100 per cent, boss."

However, the person who confronted the driver of the Singapore car threatened to call the Malaysian police.

A woman from the Singapore car then tried to intervene.

She then got on the Singapore car, which had driven off and was waiting for her to board.

Owner of Singapore car a PR

The owner of the Singapore-registered car holds Singapore permanent resident (PR) status, district police chief Assistant Commissioner Tan Seng Lee said.

The police have successfully traced the individual, who is currently in Singapore, and he has to report to the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division at the Kulai District Police Headquarters to assist with the investigation, it was added.

The case is being investigated under the Road Transport Act 1987

Offenders may face a fine of between RM5,000 (S$1,583) and RM20,000 (S$6,333), or a jail term of between one and five years, or both, it was reported.

Top photos via Viral Apa Harini & SGRV Front Man