The Government of Goa on November 28, 2025, issued the Goa Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2025 to further amend the Goa Motor Vehicles Rules, 1991.
The following amendments have been stated:
• For rule 310 of the Goa Motor Vehicles Rules, 1991 (principal Rules), the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“310. Fees for choice numbers.— (1) For assignment of a registration mark for a vehicle of the choice of the applicant under private or transport series, the following fees shall be levied. (Table Attached)
(2) In case the number of persons desirous of having any particular registration mark is more than one then the allotment shall be made by the concerned Registration Authority to the highest bidder. (3) In case the applicant desires any number in advance except the choice number, the fee for such number shall be Rs. 10,000/- for two and three wheeler vehicle and Rs. 25,000/- for vehicle other than two and three wheeler.
(4) In case the applicant desires to retain the existing registration mark for Non-transport series, on purchase of a new vehicle/other vehicle owned by the same person, the applicant shall have to pay 25 % of the fees specified for choice number of the category of the number to be retained or Rs. 10,000/- whichever is higher: Provided that, the retention of the registration mark will be allowed, only if the registration mark is registered in the name of the applicant for a minimum period of three years, as on the date of application for retention.
(5) In case anyone desires to reserve the choice number in advance in a running series, the applicant shall have to pay the entire fees specified for such number which is non-refundable, if the vehicle is not registered within 90 days:
Provided that, the Secretary (Transport) or the Director of Transport may give an order in writing to start a new registration series to assign registration number as desired by applicants, on the recommendation of the Registering Authority for which the applicant shall have to pay the fees at the rate of three times of the fee specified above.
(6) In case the registration mark of old vehicle is retained to a new vehicle as per sub-rule (4), the old vehicle shall be assigned new registration mark from running series.”
They shall come into force on November 28, 2025.
[Notification No. D.Tpt/EST/3185/2024/3357]
