I refer to the letter Petrol pricing: Repeating a mistake is a crime .

Under the new fuel subsidy scheme to be implemented on May 1, all vehicle owners are to receive a fixed amount of petrol subsidy irrespective of the number of vehicles they own or engine capacity of their vehicles. Motorists who do not own any vehicle will not enjoy the subsidy.

This is a mockery to our society as well as implementing a selfish programme without love and kindness. I am sure the person who recommended this programme to the government does not really understand our Malaysian culture and living environment.

For example, an executive of a company buys a car for his retired father and since the father is not eligible for a hire-purchase loan the car has to be registered under the executive or businessperson’s name.

Similarly, this executive also buys another car for the sister who is a college student and as she is still studying, she is also not eligible to borrow from the bank. As such, this car then has to be registered under his name again.

The above indicates that a single owner is now having three cars under his name but the proposed programme for fuel subsidy may mean there will be no subsidy for the father and sister.

Further, there are far too many loop holes in this proposed scheme. What about organised groups trading on registration cards for written-off cars, very old cars ( maybe 30 to 40 years old) and stolen cars? What about the fraudulent registration of cars to fulfill the criteria for the fuel subsidy programme?

Last but not least, what about the thousands of car running around without current road tax?

There are, of course, ways to beat these loopholes. They are either to completely scrap fuel subsidy and float the fuel retailing price like in North America or introduce a foolproof programme that is fitting for our Malaysian society.

I am in the know of a particular Malaysian business consultant having this foolproof and non-monopolised programme.