Guess what we all did this morning? Of course – the government’s Budi Madani RON 95 (Budi95) programme starts for all Malaysians today, so we all went out to each of the major oil brands to buy petrol at the subsidised RM1.99 a litre, and here is a report on our experience(s).
For standardisation and ease of comparison, each of us bought RM30 worth of RON 95 petrol this morning on a fresh, full 300-litre quota (using our own MyKads) at Petronas, Shell, BHPetrol, Caltex and Petron. At all the stations we went to, only the unsubsidised price of RM2.60 a litre was displayed at the pump.
Even after we had verified our MyKads and made our RM30 purchase order, the pump’s price per litre display did not change, and as we filled up, the meters ran as if we were buying petrol at RM2.60 a litre, stopping at RM39.20 and a little under 15.08 litres.
However, the receipts all show the subsidy amount of RM9.20 (proving that RM30 and not RM39.20 was paid or is to be paid) and the before and after balance of your monthly quota (in this case, 300 and 284.925 litres respectively). This means that the pump meter’s ‘This Sale in RM’ display no longer reflects the real payment amount – it’s your receipt that shows that.
We will have to note that at least two of the stations had issues with their MyKad readers at the pump, so in these instances, we had to go to the counter to get our MyKads verified by staff. After making our RM30 purchase order, we were issued with an initial receipt and could proceed to pump. Upon completion, the final receipt can be collected at the counter.
Why the need for two receipts? This is probably so because when you make a purchase order at the counter, you essentially pay before you fill. If you inadvertently bought more petrol than your car’s tank can take, you can present the initial receipt to the counter to get your money back and the final receipt.
It seems that this two-receipt system only applies to purchases made at the counter, regardless of whether you use cash or card. Those of us who successfully verified their MyKad at the pump and proceeded to wave their credit/debit cards, got only one receipt because they filled before they paid (card gets charged based on final amount filled).
Anyone here popped their Budi95 cherry already? Do share with us your experiences! Still have questions? You can read the finance ministry’s Budi95 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) here.
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You should blur out the details in the recipients
in a good system, after IC verification the Rm1.99/Liter should be displayed as a check and balance. what if you have verified your IC, but the system mis detect this and you proceed to pump a full tank only to find out it’s charging you Rm2.60/ liter? i don’t think this is reversible. things like this talk for years already, why can’t it display the price you are paying for??? Simple thing like that how come Malaysia Tak Boleh??
You raised good point here, but there is a reason for this.
This is mechanical problem at the Pump. The panel display of price is a dummy panel which cannot do dynamic display or program it to be dynamic enough to sync the price with the POS system (the screen you cucuk IC and display details).
It’s similar to our car digital clock panel (old one), you cannot sync the time with a satellite clock server and dynamic programming.
You may also ask why not upgrade it to be something dynamic enough? The pump terminal generally don’t do fancy stuffs and you cannot just make something for Malaysia market (subsidy program not in other countries). That incurred cost and it’s something Oil Companies cannot change just for 4200+ petrol stations in Malaysia itself.
As long as you put in your IC and paying attention on the termina screen, it’s showing layak and there is RM1.99 you are getting
Sometime we may want BEST thing to display buy cost may not look reasonable to deploy it. After all petrol station just selling petrol and there is not much to upsell and generate more revenue to make petrol station pump became high tech
just print the receipt if u are so scared of that..everything want to blame
1st try on a non busy Caltex station this morning, could not find the steps instruction on the pump, felt unsecured so canceled the payment on the pump. Move on to queue at the cashier.
Asked for full tank top up, the Bangla attendant asked me to pump first, strange thing happened, he was holding my IC & loyalty card (hopefully they are safe!!), after pump up, back to the cashier, the guy start to process the necessary (takes a while though), kind of getting several various receipts, then he returned the loyalty card & payment card to me, but he forgotten the most important card – IC… scary!!
Imaging if this happened in busy pump station on busy hours, bunch of chaos going to happen!!
Caltex station is still on the development to have their outside terminal to support IC verification. At this moment only counter purchase and CaltexGo apps (non counter purchase)
Let’s hope Caltex can roll out the IC verification at the outside terminal soon
This is a RED FLAG situation !!!
Is this how the Govt. tackles possible fraudulent activities of MyKad & Credit Card being misused to the detriment of the Customer ??
Petrol station buy at RM1.99 from supplier. They will pay gov if they sold at RM2.60.
This means that government save money if
1) Overall sales of RON95 drop (Sumber pendapatan usahawan stesen minyak terjejas)
and/or
2) More ppl buy at RM2.60 (Kerajaan mencekik leher rakyat memerah duit)
It doesn’t work that way. Petrol retailers are paying market price for 95/97/diesel when you see the big truck come over and load the fuel into underground tank. They need to report daily sales and get the settlement of total sales with the Oil Company. From there government reimburse the subsidy differential amount with Oil Company
You must remember government don’t own the Oil or sell the oil to Shell, Petron. BHP and etc. all done daily settlement
Make some friend who own the petrol station. The station buy oil in bulk with the wholeseller. This is one of the prerequisite to own a petrol station. Anyone eligible must prove they have the fund of min 500k to buy the first batch of oil, even in the operator-only initiative where o&g company own the station.
The general consensus among petrol station owner is that 80% will bankrupt if they buy at RM2.60 because of cash flow problem. So government subsidies first and take back later.
Exactly the misleading amount when I did the pilot this morning! Even the pump attendant was confused but was quickly clarified by the person in charge at the counter. Didn’t ask for the receipt in the beginning when they scan my TNG e-wallet but they printed one when I clarified on the mismatched amount displayed at the pump. Overall it’s pleasant experience filling up at BHP Kota Damansara!
I bet they did this so that griefter stop saying subsidy only 6sen x 300 = RM18/month
Madani Government shouldn’t restrict to 300 litter for Malaysian. U wana charge high to non malaysian is alright. Handing over ic to foreigners at pump station even for verification is not a gd idea.
Madani Government shouldn’t restrict to 300 litter for Malaysian. U wana charge high to non malaysian is alright. Handing over ic to foreigners at pump station even for verification is not a gd idea.
The quota can prevent the subsidy from being abused. 300 litres is more than enough for the majority of us and that can still be exploited. The most I’ve ever filled up in a month is about 90 litres. I would still have 210 litres left to sell to a few “friends” from across the border.
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