MOTORISTS WHO TAMPERED WITH PETROL GAUGE ARRESTED

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Taken from TODAYOnline.com, Tuesday, 23-Mar-2010

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Four motorists who tampered with their vehicles' petrol gauge were arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint this month.

Singapore Customs said they caught three of them in the space of an hour on March 10. This was two days after a driving instructor was nabbed for the offence.

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.

Three were fined $500 and sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment each. One case is pending.

Singapore Customs said that since January, 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.
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