It’s no secret that RON95 is subsidised petrol that is available for sale only to Malaysian-registered vehicles. Despite this, Singaporeans who visit Johor have often been caught casually filling up their tanks with RON95 before heading back to their home country.
This has also led to Singaporeans coming into Malaysia with empty tanks just so they can fill their cars up with RON95 in Johor. But they may have forgotten about the “three-quarter tank rule”.
The “three-quarter tank rule” refers to Singapore’s Customs Act 1960, where Singapore-registered vehicles are required to have a minimum amount of motor fuel (at least three-quarters of the tank) when leaving Singapore via the land checkpoints.
While this rule may not have been heavily enforced in the past, it definitely is being enforced now!
Netizen Danny Chua, took to the 柔新关卡Both Checkpoint 分享站 Facebook group to share how the authorities at the Tuas Checkpoint are now checking the petrol levels of Singapore-registered vehicles, causing many to turn back out of fear of the law.
He wrote, “Now, (the) Tuas checkpoint is 100% checking on petrol level. A lot of people (are) being caught and (are) U-turning back.”
Many in the comment section have also warned against Singaporeans having falsified Malaysian number plates to avoid such rules being enforced against them.
One such incident was shared by netizen Kabhi Morgan, to the Malaysia-Singapore Border Crossers(MSBC) 马新过境者 Facebook group after he encountered a Singaporean man switching his car’s Singaporean number plate with a fake Malaysian one, just to pump RON95 petrol in Johor.
He wrote, “Dear Singaporean or foreign registered vehicles entering Malaysia. Please respect our Malaysian law. This guy in the pictures changed his vehicle plate number from a Singaporean plate to a Malaysian plate just to fill petrol.”
“After pumping, he replaced the plate number with the Singaporean plate. I saw that and questioned him, he panicked and drove the car out really fast. I made a police report based on his car registration number. You made a wrong move, bro. Rest in peace, bro.”
Do you think that checkpoints enforcing the “three-quarter tank rule” will prevent Singaporeans from pumping RON95 in Malaysia?
Do feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section.
