The Petrol price here in Thailand has increased as time passes by. I know that this must true to other countries as well. But what's quite obvious is that as the petrol price is high in this part of the world, the neighboring country ( Malaysia) seems to have a stable petrol price. There's really a great difference between the prices of both countries. I've been told that the government on the other side has actually been subsidizing their petrol price.
But many people from both sides has actually been taking advantage of this. Everyday, there will be people who tries to illegally import petrol from Malaysia and sell it here in Thailand. One time, Hubby has wondered why the car in front of him has been filling his tank for so long. Only to find out that his car has an unusually large tank. We don't know if his car has a spill kit or other devices for material handling. We also read in the news about these pick up trucks or SUVs with custom made tanks without spill kits to transport petrol to the other side.
Anyways, we're just glad that once a month, we could go to the border and have our car filled up with Malaysian petrol. And yes, we just have a normal tank which can carry petrol enough to last for almost a month.
But many people from both sides has actually been taking advantage of this. Everyday, there will be people who tries to illegally import petrol from Malaysia and sell it here in Thailand. One time, Hubby has wondered why the car in front of him has been filling his tank for so long. Only to find out that his car has an unusually large tank. We don't know if his car has a spill kit or other devices for material handling. We also read in the news about these pick up trucks or SUVs with custom made tanks without spill kits to transport petrol to the other side.
Anyways, we're just glad that once a month, we could go to the border and have our car filled up with Malaysian petrol. And yes, we just have a normal tank which can carry petrol enough to last for almost a month.
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