Man fined $6,300 in Malaysia for filling Singapore-registered car with subsidised RON95 petrol

Investigations found that he had committed an offence under the Control of Supplies Act by buying the subsidised petrol using a foreign-registered vehicle.

Johor KPDN director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said the successful prosecution proved the ministry’s continuous commitment to combating the misappropriation of controlled goods to protect consumer interests and ensure national supply stability, NST reported.

It has been illegal since April 1 for drivers of foreign-registered vehicles to buy subsidised RON95 petrol in Malaysia.

The law allows enforcement action to be taken against both petrol station operators found supplying RON95 to foreign-registered vehicles, and the drivers and owners of such vehicles.

Previously, only petrol station operators were subject to legal action.

The first person to be arrested after the ban came into place was a man who filled his Singapore-registered car with the subsidised petrol at a station in Johor Bahru on April 9.

A petrol station near Kuala Lumpur was also being investigated in April after a motorist driving a Singapore-registered car was caught filling up with RON95 petrol.

KPDN said then that a case had been filed against the petrol station, and copies of related documents were later seized for further action and investigation.