Solution: No solution because unable to tinker with the word “subsidy”.

Target sighted: Ban foreigners from buying petrol or diesel – To also include Rich Malaysian w BIG cars, Expat. Mat Salleh, Legal as well as illegal Indonesian residing in M’sia.

TEMBAK!!!

Report: Malaysian working in S’pore but living in JB (driving S’pore registered car b’cos NOT allowed to drive M’sian registered car) were the main casualties. Rich Malaysian w BIG cars, Expat Mat Salleh, Legal as well as illegal Indonesian, driving M’sia registered cars, still enjoying Government’s subsidies.

“JUST ban foreign registered vehicles”

To save on government subsidies is not wrong but the method is too inconsiderate and insensitive to fellow citizens.

I really need to know how would a government just pass on ruling without plans to cater for the repercussions and implications that is interwoven into our everyday lives.

Eg. 1) Black Market

Backyard traders doing illegal sales and thus stocking up on petrol in a very unsafe condition.

I can’t imagine how hazadous it can be.

Eg. 2) Deliveries

Drivers doing multiple deliveries and visitations to factories. How do they plan their route. How will the ‘about to be married couples’ send their invitation cards. How do we our New Year visitations? Don’t we all have relatives and friends to visit?

Eg. 3) Businesses

If businesses are really affected by this ruling what will the government do to help these poor Entrepreneurs.

Affected businesses ranging from Car Workshops, Restraurants, Shopping Malls, Petrol Kiosks.

If businessess are to fail this way what happends to those jobless?

Eg. 4) Human Error

What happens if a forgetful/careless driver really did miss the last “Legal” petrol kiosk while heading towards JB customs from KL and no petrol kiosk would dare to help him? Which authority should he turn to?

Eg. 5) Costs

So who should bear the extra costs while trying to manage our route having to shun the banned 50km radius.

Indirectly we are shooing away tourism causing Malaysians travelling thru and fro the customs feel that it is redundant to stay here in Malaysia. Causing Housing occupancy rates to drop. Which will eventually affect the property prices.

Personally this ruling is worst than the RM 20.00 toll fee at the checkpoint.

Of course it is correct to reserve this government subsidies to Malaysians alone but too many will be so badly affected by this ruling.

Why can’t we just use our IC as proof that we are Malaysians and other documents to prove that the car belongs to the owner thus allowing them to legally pump petrols?

If this ruling is to really happen can the affected Malaysians cope with the affected economy slump in the affected areas.

Yet again who will be assisting them?

I don’t wish to see my hometown being turned in to an area where petty crimes & thievery become a way of life………..

Written by a sad Malaysian……

The 200 litres tanks are probably history now since our custom started to take the border check more seriously… but a full 60-80 litres tank can still do the damage.

Not only that the station attendants are working with it, lots of the station owners should know about it too… but chose to ignore what is happening, simply for the big $$$ notes.

The situation from Singapore is not as bad compared to the Thai borders. Most Singaporeans that come to fill their tanks are filling their own tanks, where as some Thais are filling their tanks, go back to Thailand, empty their tanks and come back to fill again.

Frankly, 50km restriction won’t help much. It would only deter those small fishes… the real advantage taker probably won’t mind driving that extra miles to fill their tanks.

Time to change our government pls.