Johor road transport department (JPJ) director Azmil Zainal Adnan said owners of foreign vehicles displaying Malaysian number plates could be jailed for up to five years, fined RM20,000, or both.

Azmil was commenting on a viral post on social media claiming that Singaporean drivers were changing their number plates to Malaysian plates before filling up with subsidised RON95 petrol meant for Malaysians.

“Singaporean drivers are reminded to comply with the regulations,” he said, reported Berita Harian.

“We will continue monitoring and conducting intelligence operations to identify and take action against this misconduct.”

Azmil said Malaysian law requires all motor vehicles to display registration numbers clearly at the front and rear of the vehicle as stipulated by JPJ.