According to domestic trade and cost of living ministry enforcement director-general Datuk Seri Azman Adam, Malaysians driving foreign-registered vehicles are not allowed to buy RON 95 petrol. This is because the fuel subsidy is linked to vehicle registration and not the driver’s nationality.
As reported by NST, Azman explained the restriction was part of Malaysia’s long-standing fuel subsidy control framework aimed at preventing leakages, particularly in border states where price differentials made smuggling and arbitrage lucrative.
“The ban on selling RON 95 to all foreign-registered vehicles, including motorcycles, has been in effect since June 17, 2022, and remains in force. The policy ensures fuel supply is prioritised for Malaysian motorists and helps prevent abuse or misrepresentation that could affect quotas or lead to leakages,” he said.
Azman added restriction addressed operational challenges at petrol stations, where verifying the identity of drivers could be difficult, especially with third-party apps. “Even with RON 95 prices now liberalised, the ban continues to prevent diversion and ensure sufficient supply for Malaysians,” he said. In essence, RON 95 is only for Malaysian-registered vehicles.
On this matter, petrol station operators said allowing Malaysians in foreign-registered vehicles to pump RON 95 petrol would require real-time identity verification, which was operationally impractical, costly and vulnerable to abuse, especially at high-volume petrol stations.
If the current policy was not based on a vehicle’s registration and allowed Malaysians to fuel RON 95 into any vehicle, including foreign-registered ones, it would create a loophole that syndicates can exploit. For example, syndicates could use foreign-registered vehicles to siphon subsidised fuel for resale or cross-border smuggling.
As such, all foreign-registered vehicles, regardless of whether they are driven by Malaysians or foreigners, are only allowed to purchase unsubsidised fuels such as RON97 or diesel at market prices. This ensures consistency in enforcement, preventing disputes at petrol stations and reducing the burden on operators, who are not authorised to verify citizenship documents.
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poor policy . gomen is discrimniating against thousands of malaysians who hold NRIC .
actually, there are millions, not thousands, of Malaysians who hold ICs lah..
i am talking about the malaysians citizens who also own singapore or thailand registered car
if malaysians need to own & drive cars which are registered in other countries, it must be because they live & work in those countries & therefore drive there most of the time. but if they return to malaysia, they must not forget to obey malaysian laws.
but who should care if they siphon it from malaysia at the unsubsidised rate and sell it in their own country?
This week at a petrol station, I saw this poster from KPDN which shows the following RON95 petrol prices in Malaysia & neighbouring countries for comparison.
Malaysia – RM 2.52/L
Singapore – RM 8.62/L
Thailand – RM 5.33/L
Indonesia – RM 3.06/L
Therefore, these neighbouring citizens can still make a profit if they pump/siphon our RON95 & sell it in their respective countries. That’s why KPDN is still concerned.
who the heck is so free to do that. assuming a car has 50 liter tank , at 50sen profit per liter.
why are u only considering indonesia? if thailand, it’s rm 2.81 per litre profit. it depends on who is willing to take the risk for some easy money.
so in summary , malaysian petrol price one of the cheapest in entire world, thanks to which PM and which govt?
tu Malaysian yg bayar
cukai kat Singapura
bisa dapat subsidi
tak salah pon
Erm… so what’s the point of Budi95? To limit Malaysian to 300L only?
to track malaysians
Masalah utama nya ialah penguatkuasaan. Undang undang bukan main garang lagi tapi enforcement nya mana?