Do officials still check the 3/4 tank rule at causeway?

[WangWang888]

So troublesome... Then make it mandatory fuel ten loh... Opps... I mean full tank... Have a petrol kisok build next to the check point

[sbs2716g]

I wonder how sv170 buses going to have 3/4 tank.

Think they have to keep going back depot to pump

 

Only know Singapore Johore Express (SJE)buses alway pump at Jb pumps.

[Apple-Tree]

Motocycle is exempted from 3/4 rule.  In Malaysia, SG motorcycle can also pump RON95 petrol as they are also exempted lor.

 

 

 

 

 

So far only Cars going in pump Petrol,Goods Vehicles,needs Permit,very little go in,Motorcycle..hmmmm...alot no Fuel Gauge,how to check.?

 

Diesel, the price delta is about 23cts (SGD).  Even I pump 60L, I ONLY save $13.80 lor

 

Petrol, $1 saving PER Litre.  60L is $60 - Toll ($8.80)

 

$51 X 52 = $2500++ saving per year lor.  Free Parking + Free Road tax + Free Insurance.

 

 

 

Diesel cars? Our gov very fair one!

 

[Adrianli]

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/three-quarter-tank-rule-checkpoints-include-vehicles-running-diesel

 

News report out liao.

 

 

SINGAPORE — Diesel-powered vehicles registered in Singapore will have to abide by the three-quarter tank rule when going into Malaysia, after amendments to the Customs Act were passed in Parliament on Monday (July 9).

 

The 1991 rule was established to prevent drivers from evading fuel duties here as petrol prices in Malaysia and Singapore widened, and was last amended in 2012 to include vehicles running on compressed natural gas (CNG). With the change, it will now be extended to larger vehicles such as coaches and trucks, which might not be able to perform a U-turn back to Singapore to refill their tanks.

 

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Mr Lawrence Wong, Second Minister for Finance, said that on grounds of practicality, provisions had been made to allow vehicles to leave with a fine instead when they cannot U-turn "due to infrastructure constraints" at Singapore's land checkpoints.

 

A clause had been included to give Singapore Customs officers the "discretion" to allow vehicles without the minimum amount of fuel to leave Singapore after imposing the fine, he added.

 

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However, to "maintain parity" with motorists made to perform a mandatory U-turn, Mr Wong said that the Singapore Customs is looking into imposing "a comparatively higher penalty" for diesel-powered vehicles.

 

Before the latest set of changes, the three-quarter tank rule applied to vehicles running on petrol and CNG. The law stipulated that drivers "must turn back" to fill the vehicles' fuel supply tank to at least three-quarters full before they are allowed to leave Singapore.

 

If they are found to have gone with a lower level, they could be prosecuted in court and fined up to S$500.

 

In response to queries, Singapore Customs told TODAY that details on when the changes to the Act will come into effect will be announced at a later date.

 

The latest changes to the rule is preceded by a restructuring of diesel taxes in Budget last year, which sought to incentivise users to reduce diesel consumption through a new "usage-based tax".

 

The volume-based duty of S$0.10 per litre on the use of automotive diesel, industrial diesel and the diesel component in biodiesel took effect in February last year.

 

Three months after the restructuring, the Ministry of Finance and Singapore Customs held a month-long public consultation exercise to gather feedback on the amendments that aimed to "support policy changes on fuel taxes", among others.

 

As part of the move in support of tax changes, the new laws passed on Monday also cover "any other fuel that may be used to power a means of transport" under a broader definition of "motor fuel", which was previously defined as just motor spirit or CNG.

 

Other changes to the Customs Act include an extension of the one-year time limit for the recovery of short-levied and erroneously refunded duties, taxes or other charges. There will now be a five-year time limit, because some cases may only be uncovered more than a year later.

 

Correspondingly, the time limit for the submission of claims for a refund of overpaid or erroneously collected duties, taxes or other charges is also extended from one to five years.

 

This could help traders who find out about the overpaid duties or goods and services taxes on their import permit applications after they tally their accounts at the end of their financial year or through audits, giving them more time to recover any errors in payment to the Singapore Customs.

Edited July 10, 2018 by Adrianli

[Sheraytom]

I foresee that the wait at both checkpoints will increase after this news. The immigration officers will step up the checks on all vehicles again...

[Voodooman]

I foresee that the wait at both checkpoints will increase after this news. The immigration officers will step up the checks on all vehicles again...

If they do 100% fuel check, the jam will disappear lah.

[inlinesix]

If they do 100% fuel check, the jam will disappear lah.

 

Like that, must do 100% check.

[Zxcvb]

I foresee that the wait at both checkpoints will increase after this news. The immigration officers will step up the checks on all vehicles again...

Haven't start yet. They will announce at a later date.

[Acewin]

Yes don't play play this morning I went in they took a peep at my car I believe randomly but they did not check the 2 car ahead of me.

[Sunset73]

Last 2 Saturdays back, when i was checking 2nd Link camera from onemotoring website, I spotted a long queue at the entrance to Tuas Checkpoint, complete with a lot of marshals going to every vehicle to "talk" to the owners. I suppose they were checking the fuel level of every car. I refreshed the camera every min, and saw some cars taking the U-turn back to Singapore.

 

It lasted for about 4-5 hrs in the afternoon.

[iphone8]

If the fuel between 1/2 tank to 3/4 tank, will get fined?

[Fcw75]

If the fuel between 1/2 tank to 3/4 tank, will get fined?

 

Depends on the officer in the end. 

[Little_prince]

If the fuel between 1/2 tank to 3/4 tank, will get fined?

i kena before. they let me go. i told him, i pump until just nice 3/4. by the time reach causeway and jam, the needle drop. lol

 

if really wanna cheat i also won't cheat so little.

[Solar]

i kena before. they let me go. i told him, i pump until just nice 3/4. by the time reach causeway and jam, the needle drop. lol

 

if really wanna cheat i also won't cheat so little.

Likely they close one eye.. we all know it won't drop that much unless the tank is like a small bike size?

[kdash]

i kena before. they let me go. i told him, i pump until just nice 3/4. by the time reach causeway and jam, the needle drop. lol

 

if really wanna cheat i also won't cheat so little.

i always very humji, pump to beyond 3/4 before heading up north...

[Little_prince]

Likely they close one eye.. we all know it won't drop that much unless the tank is like a small bike size?

 

fuel tanks are not symetrical. but to be honest, it was just a little bit under nia. think he kum one eye

[Try_conti]

Lai liao ....

 

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/three-quarter-tank-rule-checkpoints-include-vehicles-running-diesel

 

[Voodooman]

Lai liao ....

 

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/three-quarter-tank-rule-checkpoints-include-vehicles-running-diesel

Another milking exercise.

 

How about making provision for us to declare and pay tax of $0.56 per litre of petrol (3/4 tank less what is left in the tank) at the custom since they just want $$$? Declare and pay to make life easier for all travelers (key in vehicle type, key in tank status. ie. empty, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and pay via cashcard or credit card).

 

SG can then free up more petrol station land for other uses. These days lesser petrol stations in SG, everytime i need to detour to top up before heading to custom.

 

Mr Lawrence Wong, Second Minister for Finance, said that on grounds of practicality, provisions had been made to allow vehicles to leave with a fine instead when they cannot U-turn "due to infrastructure constraints" at Singapore's land checkpoints.

 

A clause had been included to give Singapore Customs officers the "discretion" to allow vehicles without the minimum amount of fuel to leave Singapore after imposing the fine, he added.