RON95 NIGHT FEVER
Driver of Singapore-registered car first to be arrested in Johor under new RON95 petrol rule, says Singapore media
Referring to media reports, Singapore-based news outlet The Straits Times reported a man on 10 April became the first person to be arrested by the Malaysian authorities for filling his Singapore-registered car with subsidised RON95 petrol in Johor, following a ban that applies to foreign-registered vehicles.
Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) director Puan Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said the man, who is in his 50s, was detained during an enforcement operation at a petrol station in Johor Bahru at 10pm.
“Initial investigations confirmed that the transaction involved RON95 petrol,” she said in a statement, as reported by the Malaysian media.
She said further checks were carried out, including reviewing CCTV footage at the petrol station, checking the purchase receipt and recording statements from the petrol station’s employees.
Johor KPDN officers confiscated a Honda Civic car, CCTV footage, copies of the purchase receipt and related documents.
“The foreign man, who is believed to be the driver of the vehicle, was also detained to assist investigations,” said Lilis.
She said that the case was being investigated under the Supply Control Act 1961 for purchasing controlled goods such as RON95 petrol using a foreign-registered vehicle.
If found guilty, individuals can be fined up to RM1 million (S$322,000) or jailed for up to three years, or both. Repeat offenders can be fined a maximum of RM3 million or jailed for up to five years, or both.
For companies, the fine can be as much as RM2 million, and increases to RM5 million for the second and subsequent offences.
From 1 April, drivers of foreign-registered vehicles are banned from purchasing RON95 petrol.
Under Malaysian law, subsidised RON95 has strictly been for Malaysia-registered vehicles. Malaysian citizens driving Singapore-registered cars are also barred from buying it.
On 14 January, a Singapore permanent resident was fined RM9,000 in the magistrate’s court in Kulai, Johor, after he was filmed pumping subsidised RON95 petrol into a Singapore-registered car with a partially covered registration plate, The Straits Times said.
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