Jakarta – Luxury vehicle owners are still mixing subsidized and non-subsidized fuels, like Premium and Pertamax, even though the government has urged financially-capable individuals not to use subsidized fuels.

This is what some luxury car owners do, according to gas filling station (SPBU) workers at Bandar Lampung, Lampung Province.

"Luxury vehicle owners who buy Pertamax only to mix it with Premium have become a common sight. It's rare for luxury car owners to just use Pertamax," said Agus, a gas station worker on Jl. Hasanudin, Bandar Lampung, on Tuesday. "They would buy Rp 100,000 worth of Pertamax and add Rp 50,000 in Premium," Agus said.

"It used to be that Pertamax would sell about 1,000 liters per day. Since its prices went up, it would only sell 700-800 liters a day. On the other hand, Premium sales have risen, from 20 kiloliters a day to 23," Agus said.

"I'm often astonished to hear people with luxury cars saying that they can't afford to use non-subsidized fuels," Agus said, as Antara news agency reports.

The same sentiments are echoed by gas station workers in places such as Jl. Pattimura and Jl. Gatot Subroto. The cars in question include models such as the Toyota Alphard, Honda CRV, Kijang Inova, Toyota Fortuner and the Mercedez Benz. (png)