THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2026

Lousy experience with rent-a-bike company

If I understand correctly, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant wants to (re)make Goa the tourist capital of India.  I will advice the Goa government to do some "housekeeping" in the companies that deal with tourism. I rented via an online site (Rent a bike) a motorbike for 7 days. 15 km after Margao on NH 66 in the direction of Canacona, the police stopped me, asked me for my license and told me that it was illegal to drive bike with a white plate. Of course, being a foreigner, I didn't know that a rented vehicle must have a yellow plate.  Finally I went by motorcycle to the police station. I explained my situation to the policeman in charge, he himself phoned the company and finally the POC came. I still have to recover Rs1,000 given for the reservation. I want to say that the police didn't ask me anything and really helped me. I request the government of Goa to take quick measures so that these kind of problems do not happen again. Or at least, make a small brochure for foreigners explaining to them the traps they should not fall in.



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Problems occur after getting driving licence

SRIDHAR D'IYER, Caranzalem
Published Dec 26, 2022, 6:52 PM IST
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Goa’s Director-General of Police mentioned that the department would recommend to the government to make licence-issuing system “very, very stringent” and that a licence should only be issued after the person who takes the test is sure he is capable of riding or driving. The problem crops up after obtaining the licence when most people behave like kings and queens of the roads. They have no traffic sense and drive like one possessed by spirits and tend to act like bullies.…

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