KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 5 -- A Singapore-registered car was stopped from refuelling subsidised RON95 petrol after allegedly attempting to pass itself off as a Sabah-registered vehicle at a fuel station in Changlun, Kedah, recently, World of Buzz reported.

The incident occurred at about 11.16pm on January 3, when a fuel station staff member noticed a suspicious Mazda 3 reverse-parking at a pump and attempting to fill up with RON95, prompting closer scrutiny.

According to a Facebook post by the staff member, the driver did not mask the original plate with tape but instead allegedly replaced it with a Malaysian-style number plate resembling those issued in Sabah.

He said the deception was quickly detected as a Singapore ERP in-vehicle unit was...