Three More Jailed For Insufficient Fuel
Saturday, 20th March 2010
Four motorists who tampered with their vehicles' petrol gauge were arrested separately caught at the Woodlands Checkpoint for having insufficient fuel and tempered fuel gauge. All four men were charged in court for not having the minimum amount of petrol in the fuel tank when attempting to leave Singapore, and giving false information. Of the four, three of them have been fined S$500 and sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment each. The other, the case is pending.
According to Singapore Customs, since early this year, 17 people have been prosecuted for tampering with fuel gauges on their vehicles. Ten were convicted and received jail sentences and fines. The remaining seven have their cases still pending in court.