A Malaysian man who was photographed fuelling his Singapore-registered car with subsidised Ron95 petrol in Malaysia has hit back at online accusations, which he dismissed as “one-sided”.
Malaysian news site Oriental Daily reported that the man, who gave his name as Alvin (transliterated), was caught in the act by another individual at a rest stop at Pagoh in north-west Johor, who then uploaded a photo of him and his licence plate number online.
In the photo circulating on social media, a yellow petrol pump can be seen inserted into the fuel door of a silver Mercedes-Benz E200 bearing a Singapore licence plate.
The online post, which said the incident occurred on May 26, had accused Alvin of responding “anxiously” after being reminded “gently”.Â
He had reportedly told the individual that he is a Malaysian citizen, and as such was eligible for Budi95.
Budi95 is a subsidy programme initiated by the Malaysian government where Malaysian drivers can enjoy Ron95 petrol at RM1.99 (S$0.64) per litre.
Alvin said that the screen at the petrol kiosk prompted him to insert and scan a Malaysian credit card and identity card, which he had. The system then indicated that he could start filling up his tank with Ron95 petrol.
“The whole process went smoothly, which made me assume that this was in accordance with regulations,” he was quoted as saying.Â
He admitted that this was an oversight on his part.
As Alvin works in Singapore and is married to a Singaporean wife, he said that he has not been back to Kuala Lumpur since September last year.
Hence, he claimed that he had not been updated with Malaysian policy changes, such as the newly-implemented Ron95 petrol ban on foreign-registered cars.
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