The man who was caught on video pumping subsidised RON95 fuel into his Singapore-registered car in Johor was on Wednesday fined 9,000 ringgit (US$2,217) for obstructing the registration number of his vehicle.
Malaysian Long Sa Kow, who is a Singapore permanent resident, was charged under Section 108 (3) (E) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for allegedly exhibiting an altered or tampered vehicle registration number.
The offence carries a fine of between 5,000 ringgit and 20,000 ringgit, a prison term of one to five years or both.
In the video that made its rounds on social media, Long was seen pumping RON95 fuel – which is subsidised only for Malaysians with locally registered vehicles – into a car with a partially obscured licence plate.
The first and last letters of the car’s number plate appear to have been covered.
The 63-year-old, who was clad in a navy blue polo shirt and black cap while wearing a face mask, pleaded guilty at the Kulai Magistrate’s Court before Judge R Salini.
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