Taxi ballots
In Alice Springs and Darwin, there is a cap on the number of taxi licences granted.
As part of the current review of the commercial passenger vehicle (CPV) industry, the Northern Territory (NT) Government has approved to remove this over the next 3 years until 2026.
If there is no further demand or eligible applicants during this period, the cap will be removed.
Otherwise, the cap is scheduled to be removed following the 2026 ballot.
Read more about the CPV review on the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure website.
2024 taxi ballots
The 2024 taxi ballots were held in February 2025, the ballots sought to allocate licences in:
- Alice Springs - 6 standard taxis
- Darwin - 15 standard taxis.
Successful applicants
The successful applicants are listed below.
| Region | Licence type | Successful applicant |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Jatinder Singh |
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Muhammad Waseem Hanif |
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Thampi Joseph |
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Jaspreet Singh Grewal |
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Ajaib Singh |
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Sandeep Singh |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Akhilesh Sharma |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Md Yousuf Nasif |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Kulbir Singh |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Malik |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Md Arafat Fakir |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Faizahmed Mohamed Faruque Shaikh |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Keyur Vaghasiya |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Ravi Kumar |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Mukund Ratilal Desai |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Lovedeep Singh Brar |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Harkamal Singh Gill |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Shyamkumar Ashvinbhai Patel |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Jasbir Singh |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Shubham Sharma |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Sachin Kumar |
To find out more get the 2024 information pack.
2024 taxi licence ballots information pack PDF (286.3 KB)
2024 taxi licence ballots information pack DOCX (211.1 KB)
Previous taxi ballots
See applicants from previous years ballots.
2023
The 2023 taxi ballots were held in January 2024, the ballots sought to allocate licences in:
- Alice Springs - 4 multiple purpose taxis and 3 standard taxis
- Darwin - 8 multiple purpose taxis and 11 standard taxis.
Successful applicants
The successful applicants are listed below.
| Region | Licence type | Successful applicant |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | Bhupinder Singh |
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | Navinder Singh Johal |
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | Hardeep Singh Mann |
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | George Gatjang Dar Mechoul |
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Nyok Aluel Deng Garang |
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Jaskaran Singh |
| Alice Springs | Standard taxi | Geevarughese Babukutty Vazhayil |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Hardev Singh |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Manideep Nayini |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Sham Sunder |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Subhanbhai Vahora |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Harpal Singh |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Akilesh Sharma |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Karandeep Singh |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Parth Panchal |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | John Da Silva |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Sandip Patel |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Fasiul Alam |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Harman Singh Saroan |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Robin Baitan |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Suresh Kuri |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Lakhbir Singh |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Hamza |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Mohsen Pazokian |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Harimon Ganasan |
| Darwin | Standard taxi | Parvinder Singh Sandhu |
To find out more about the 2023 ballots, get the information pack.
2023 taxi licence ballots information pack PDF (289.1 KB)
2023 taxi licence ballots information pack DOCX (209.5 KB)
2022
The 2022 taxi ballots were held in January 2023, the ballots sought to allocate licences in:
- Darwin - 10 multi purpose taxis
- Alice Springs - 5 multi purpose taxis.
Successful applicants
The successful applicants are listed below.
| Region | Licence type | Successful applicant |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | Harsimran Singh |
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | Amritpal Singh Sra |
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | Harpreet Singh Deol |
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | Palwinder Singh Bhoma |
| Alice Springs | Multiple purpose taxis | Md Tauhidul Islam |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Mayur Dineshbhai Vaghasiya |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Kiran Manilal Patel |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Varghese Baby |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Arun Das |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Amandeep Singh |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Neil Dineshkumar Gadhiya |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Bimal Sharma |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Shamsher Singh |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Andonis Papandonakis |
| Darwin | Multiple purpose taxis | Khushhal Kumar |
To find out more about the 2022 ballots, get the information pack.
Information pack PDF (898.5 KB)
Information pack DOCX (208.3 KB)
Returned or cancelled licences
If a taxi licence is returned within 6 months or before the next ballot is announced, it will be offered to the next applicant from the same ballot draw.
Any licences returned or cancelled past this timeframe will be placed in future taxi ballots, should the ballot process continue.
Contact
For more information, call 08 8924 7580 or email cpv.compliance@nt.gov.au.
You can also get CPV information bulletins and forms.
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