Recently, a Singapore-registered vehicle made headlines for using tape to cover a couple of letters on its license plate to “masquerade” as a Malaysia-registered vehicle and fill RON95 petrol at a fuel station in Kulai, Johor.
Well, another similar incident occurred yesterday (3 January), this time at a fuel station in Changlun, Kedah, but with a different modus operandi.
Another Singapore-registered vehicle attempted to fill RON95 at a fuel station in Malaysia
According to Facebook user Amirul Syafiq, at approximately 11:16 PM, the fuel station staff spotted a suspicious Mazda 3 reverse-parking into one of the petrol pumps there before attempting to fill the vehicle with RON95.
However, instead of putting tape on the license plate like the previous viral incident, the driver allegedly replaced it with a Malaysian-looking plate and pretended that the car was registered in Sabah.
For context, license plates in both Sabah and Singapore start with the letter ‘S.’
“We knew right away it was a Singapore-registered car masquerading as a Sabah car. This guy went the extra mile by replacing the plate number with Malaysian looking plate, an upgrade from the uncle with a masked plate,” Amirul stated.
The driver claimed his vehicle was registered in Sabah when confronted by the staff
Furthermore, a Singapore ERP/IU in-vehicle unit was visible on the vehicle, and Amirul attached a screenshot of the car details, which confirmed it is registered in Singapore.
The post added that when confronted, the driver screamed, “Sabah! Sabah!” but his bluff was called by the staff.
Additionally, the staff stopped the driver from filling RON95 and ensured he refuelled with RON97 instead.
Amirul added that the vehicle then proceeded to enter Thailand. He then urged the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to take action against the car.
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