Overview
- Long Sa Kow, 63, pleaded guilty in the Kulai Magistrate’s Court to displaying a registration number that did not belong to his Singapore-registered car under Section 108(3)(e) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
- Prosecutors said he concealed characters to show “LJ8967” instead of the actual “SLJ8967M” so he could purchase subsidised petrol.
- Magistrate R Salini imposed a RM9,000 fine after submissions from Deputy Public Prosecutor S. Thiviya and the defence, and the accused paid the amount.
- Police opened the case after a Jan 4 video showed a silver Volkswagen being filled with RON95 in Kulai with parts of its plate covered, and the man later presented himself with his wife to assist investigations.
- The RON95 subsidy applies only to Malaysian citizens using Malaysia-registered vehicles under schemes such as BUDI95, while foreign-registered vehicles are limited to premium RON97.