Get your driver licence

You should read all of the following before sitting your driving test:

NT Road Users' Handbook
NT Learners Drivers' Guide

A guide to the driving test DOCX (3.5 MB)
A guide to the driving test PDF (938.4 KB)

Recording your driving test

All driving tests conducted by an authorised class C driving examiner must be recorded.

A camera will be used to record the road environment in front of the car during the test, as well as recording you and your driving examiner inside the vehicle.

Your driving examiner is required to hold on to the recording for up to six months following your driving test.

The Motor Vehicle Registry Licensing Compliance Unit will randomly request a copy of recorded driving tests from the driving examiner to make sure driving tests are being conducted to the required standard.

Book a driving test

If you are not enrolled in DriveSafe NT, you will need to pay a practical driving test fee.

When you are ready to take the practical driving test, you can book with an authorised driving examiner in the below areas.

Authorised driving examiners are approved through the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.

Your examiner must follow a set of principles and guidelines known as a code of practice:

Code of practice for NT driving instructors and driving examiners PDF (758.8 KB)
Code of practice for NT driving instructors and driving examiners DOCX (656.3 KB).

Contact

For more information, you can:

• contact the MVR customer service centre by calling 1300 654 628 or emailing mvr@nt.gov.au
• call your local MVR office
• contact a police outstation - remote residents only.

Before your test

You must have read A guide to the driving test PDF (938.4 KB) before you take your test.

You must also have held your learner licence for a continuous period of at least six months.

If you want to use your own car for the test, it must be roadworthy and registered.

When you take your test

You should aim to arrive at the test starting location at least 10 minutes before the test and make sure you bring your current learner licence.

About the test

The driving examiner will sit in the front passenger seat while you take your driving test on the road. The test will take about 40 minutes.

The driving examiner will assess your:

• observation skills - use of mirrors, blind spot checks
• speed management road positioning
• decision-making response to hazards
• vehicle control.

Any of the following will result in the immediate failure of your test:

• failing to obey traffic lights, signs or road markings
• failing to give way
• driving without due care, attention or consideration for other road users, or in a dangerous manner
• exceeding the speed limit
• doing something that causes the driving examiner to intervene to prevent a crash or dangerous situation
• failing or refusing to follow reasonable directions from the driving examiner.

The driving examiner will tell you at the end whether you have passed your driving test.

If you have passed the practical driving test, the results will remain valid for 12 months. If you don't upgrade your learner licence within this period, you must complete another practical driving test.

If you don't pass your driving test, you can re-book another test.