Origin of Fake Number Plates on Vellfire Driven by SPBU Staff Assaulter
The driver, identified by the initials JMH, assaulted a petrol station attendant in East Jakarta because the number plate did not match the details in the fuel application. It turned out that the number plate on the Toyota Vellfire belonged to another vehicle.
The Head of the East Jakarta Metro Police, Commissioner Alfian Nurrizal, explained that the number plate L-1-XD, which was attached to the vehicle used by the perpetrator, was registered to a green Toyota Land Cruiser.
“After we checked, the number plate L-1-XD is registered to a green Toyota Land Cruiser. Meanwhile, the vehicle used by the suspect at the time of the incident was a black Toyota Vellfire,” said Alfian, as reported by Antara, Thursday (26/2/2026).
The incident involving the Vellfire driver assaulting a petrol station attendant in Cipinang, Pulogadung, East Jakarta, occurred on Sunday (22/2) at around 10:00 PM.
The motive for using another person’s number plate is being investigated.
From the investigation, it was revealed that the perpetrator borrowed the number plate from an associate. The perpetrator attached the number plate to the vehicle before stopping at the petrol station to fill up with subsidized Pertalite fuel.
“The person took or borrowed it from an associate. So, the number plate belongs to someone else,” said Alfian.
The discrepancy between the number plate and the type of vehicle is suspected to be the cause of the tension at the petrol station. When the attendant noticed the discrepancy, an argument ensued, which then led to the assault.
The police are still investigating the reason why the perpetrator used a number plate that did not match the vehicle. This includes the possibility of a specific motive behind using the borrowed number plate.
“We are still investigating all matters related to the perpetrator at the location,” said Alfian.
Testimony from the petrol station attendant
The incident began when one of the petrol station attendants, Lukman Hakim (19), was on duty on Sunday (22/2) at around 10:00 PM. According to Lukman, the queue of vehicles behind him was getting longer, so he decided to speed up the process by asking for the subsidy barcode, which is a requirement for filling up according to Pertamina’s procedures.
However, the situation suddenly escalated when the barcode shown did not match the type of vehicle being used.
Lukman said that the number plate of the vehicle was the same, but the data and type of vehicle in the barcode were different. Allegedly, the man became angry and started shouting in the filling area. He even shouted and challenged the attendants.
The commotion continued when Lukman called a staff member to confirm the filling policy. The perpetrator became even more emotional and pushed one of the staff members, Ahmad Khoirul Anam, causing his head to hit the perpetrator’s car.
The perpetrator then approached another attendant and slapped one of their colleagues, Abud Mahmudin, who was trying to calm the situation.
The commotion is said to have lasted for quite some time, estimated to be more than an hour, from around 10:00 PM until almost 11:30 PM.
The East Jakarta Metro Police revealed that the perpetrator of the assault on the staff of the Public Fuel Filling Station (SPBU) 3413901 in Cipinang, Pulogadung, tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana.
The police suspect that the combination of alcohol and narcotics affected the perpetrator’s condition, causing him to act aggressively.
For his actions, JMH is charged with Article 466 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 471 of the Criminal Code regarding assault, with a maximum prison sentence of 2 years and 6 months.