Driver licences
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- MVR Jabiru will be closed from Friday 6 December 2024 to Wednesday 5 February 2025, reopening on Thursday 6 February 2025.
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- All other MVR offices including the contact centre and vehicle inspection facilities will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024 to Wednesday 1 January 2025, reopening on Thursday 2 January 2025.
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Information on driver licences in the Northern Territory (NT).
Find out what you should do if you think you've been affected by a data breach.
- Get your driver licence
Step-by-step guide on how to get your learner driver licence, provisional driver licence and open driver licence. - Get your motorcycle rider licence
Step-by-step guide to getting your rider licence in the Northern Territory. - Get your heavy vehicle licence
How to get your heavy vehicle licence, including what type of heavy licence you need and how to apply. - Driver licences for remote residents
Step-by-step guide on how to get your driver licence if you live in a remote community.
- Renew your driver licence
How to renew your driver licence in the Northern Territory. - Replace your driver licence card if lost, stolen or damaged
How to replace a driver licence if it is lost, stolen or damaged. - Driver licence cards affected by data breach
What to do if your driver licence has been affected by a data breach. - Change personal details on your driver licence and vehicle registration
How to change your name and contact details on your driver licence. - Apply for driver licence or address history
How to apply for a search of your driver licence or address history details. - Driver licence suspension and disqualification
What happens when your driver licence is suspended due to unpaid fines. - Apply for an international driving permit
How to apply for an overseas driver licence. - Check your driver licence status
You can check online if your licence class is current. - Check a commercial passenger vehicle driver ID
Check the status of your driver's commercial passenger vehicle ID.
- Driving in the NT for new residents and visitors
Driver and rider licence rules for new residents and visiting drivers to the Northern Territory. - Transfer your interstate driver licence
How to transfer your interstate licence to a Northern Territory licence. - Transfer your overseas driver licence
How to transfer your overseas licence to a Northern Territory licence. - Evidence of identity and residency: licence and registration
How to prove your identity and residency when you apply for or change your driver licence or vehicle registration.
- Drivers with medical conditions
What to do if you have a medical condition and standards you must meet. - Get a medical assessment for fitness to drive
How to get an assessment if you have a medical condition. - Assessing fitness to drive
Information for professionals when carrying out a medical assessment for fitness to drive. - Reporting a medical condition
How to report a medical condition that could affect your ability to drive. - Eyesight tests
When to get an eye test if you drive a vehicle.
- Driver and rider licence fees
Fees for driver and rider licences in the Northern Territory. - Concession cards you can use at MVR
What subsidies you can receive at the MVR with your concession card.
- Design and security features of your NT driver licence
Licence number, class and other information that appears on your NT driver licence. - Driver licence classes and conditions
Information on licence conditions for driver licences and rider licences, including learned approved motorcycles (LAMS). - Heavy vehicle licence classes and conditions
Types of heavy vehicles, heavy vehicle transmissions and the conditions you'll get.