Unauthorised diesel pumps proliferate across S'pore

Up to 50 sites operating, three times the number of 'white pumps' last reported in 2014

A pump site in Sin Ming Drive (above) selling unbranded diesel from so-called "white pumps" (below). According to Urban Redevelopment Authority guidelines, only certain industries are allowed to set up their own diesel pumps. The fuel must be for the
A pump site in Sin Ming Drive (above) selling unbranded diesel from so-called "white pumps". According to Urban Redevelopment Authority guidelines, only certain industries are allowed to set up their own diesel pumps. The fuel must be for their own use and cannot be sold to the public. ST PHOTOS: CHRISTOPHER TAN
A pump site in Sin Ming Drive (above) selling unbranded diesel from so-called "white pumps" (below). According to Urban Redevelopment Authority guidelines, only certain industries are allowed to set up their own diesel pumps. The fuel must be for the
A pump site in Sin Ming Drive selling unbranded diesel from so-called "white pumps" (above). According to Urban Redevelopment Authority guidelines, only certain industries are allowed to set up their own diesel pumps. The fuel must be for their own use and cannot be sold to the public. ST PHOTOS: CHRISTOPHER TAN
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Up to 50 sites across Singapore are retailing unbranded diesel at half the price posted at regular pumps operated by the oil giants.

This is three times the number of so-called "white pumps" when The Sunday Times last reported on the trend in 2014.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 27, 2020, with the headline Unauthorised diesel pumps proliferate across S'pore. Subscribe