YANGON: Petrol stations in Yangon have been testing the sale of fuel using QR codes starting from March 12, according to sources.
The staff at the station are scanning the barcode on the vehicle’s wheel tax and testing it.
“Today is just a trial period, said an official at a petrol station.
"If it is scanned and the check mark is correct, you can fill up fuel. If the wrong mark appears, you cannot fill up fuel. Today is an even-numbered day, so even-numbered cars are checked. However, if the even-numbered car went to fill up at another stations, it cannot fill up fuel. Since it has already been filled up, we will not fill up the fuel,” said an official at a petrol station.
Since it is only allowed to fill up fuel by scanning once, a taxi driver said that if you have to go to a remote area and have to drive a long distance, it is difficult to get enough fuel.
“We only have to scan once and fill up fuel because we travel long distances, so what if we run out of fuel on the way? What if we don’t fill up fuel when we stop at a shop on the way?” said a taxi driver.
When scanning the barcode on the wheel tax, only genuine wheel tax can be scanned, not wheel taxes which are copied.
The trial sale will be conducted at fuel stations in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi. - Eleven Media/ANN
