Issues with tuk tuks, fishing boats delaying the launch of fuel smartcards

Issues rolling out fuel smartcards? You don’t say: Fuel smartcards are ready to be rolled out, but there are still “some kinks” to iron out with tuk tuks and fishing boats, Oil Ministry official Khaled Othman tells Youm7, without providing details on what these problems are. However, these vehicles have yet to be incorporated into the system, he says — which gives us zero reassurances since we’ve heard this tuk-tuk song before. The government had said earlier this year that it plans to make using the smartcards mandatory in FY2017-18 as part of its plan to cut back on fuel subsidies.