PUBLISHED ONJanuary 05, 2026 8:24 AMUPDATEDJanuary 06, 2026 12:23 AMBYSean LerA 63-year-old male Singapore permanent resident, who allegedly refuelled his Singapore-registered vehicle with Ron95 petrol by partially concealing his licence plate, has turned himself in to the Malaysian police.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Tan Seng Lee from the Kulai district police headquarters said on Monday (Jan 5) that the man and his 67-year-old wife have arrived at the district headquarters to assist with investigations.
Tan, who earlier told Bernama that the man had been instructed to report to the authorities immediately, did not specify when the couple reported for investigations.
Ron95 petrol is heavily subsidised in Malaysia.
All foreign-registered vehicles, including those from Singapore, can buy only unsubsidised Ron97 or higher-grade fuel since 2010. This includes Malaysians who are driving Singapore-registered cars.
A Singapore-registered Volkswagen Jetta allegedly used tape to cover part of his licence plate to masquerade as a Malaysia-registered car to pump RON95 petrol on Jan 3. The incident reportedly took place at a petrol station in Johor. #sgnews #Singapore #MalaysiaNews #Malaysia #Car #Petrol
The incident, which allegedly took place on Saturday (Jan 3) night, has since gone viral.
Several Facebook groups and pages have also reported sightings of the said vehicle in Yishun.
The petrol kiosk involved in the incident has also been investigated by the Johor branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN).
KPDN director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo told Bernama that the purchase of Ron95 was made using a cashless method at one of the pumps without any identity verification at the counter.
"From the transaction record, only part of the purchased amount was successfully pumped before the refuelling was stopped," Bernama reported Lilis Saslinda as saying.
Action has also been taken against the kiosk for violating the ban on the sale of Ron95 to foreign-registered vehicles.
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