Find a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) office
The Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) provides registration and driver licensing services across the Northern Territory.
Opening hours and closure
The following changes apply:
- MVR Katherine - Up to 13 December, MVR Katherine will be open from 8am to 12:30pm and 1:30 to 4pm.
- MVR Nhulunbuy - On 7 December, the office will close at 1pm and reopen as per normal business hours on 8 December.
Read about other ways to access MVR services.
Before you visit
Before you visit an MVR office, you should check if you can complete your transaction:
- online
- at a participating Australia Post office or
- by phone.
Read about other ways to access MVR services.
Locations and opening times
Find the address and opening hours of your local service centre below.
Darwin
MVR Darwin
18 Goyder Road, Parap
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
Saturdays (excluding long weekends) 9am to 12 noon
Theory test times
Monday to Friday 8am to 3pm
Saturday 9am to 11am
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8999 3103
Casuarina
MVR Casuarina
Ethos House, Trower Road
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
Theory test times
Monday to Friday 8am to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8922 7073
MVR service counter -
Casuarina Post Shop
1/4 Rowling Street, Casuarina
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
Theory test times
Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8999 3103
Palmerston
MVR Palmerston
Palm Plaza, University Avenue
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
Theory test times
Monday to Friday 8am to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8932 6592
Alice Springs
MVR Alice Springs
337 Stuart Highway, Alice Springs
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
Theory test times
Monday to Friday 8am to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8951 5119
Katherine
MVR Katherine
Big Rivers Government Centre
(formerly Katherine Government Centre)
7 First Street, Katherine
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
Up to 13 December, MVR Katherine will be open from 8am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 4pm.
Theory test times
Monday to Friday 8am to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8999 3103
Tennant Creek
MVR Tennant Creek
33 Leichardt Street, Tennant Creek
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 12 noon and 1pm to 4pm
Theory test times
Monday to Friday
9am to 11am and 1:30pm to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8987 0161
Nhulunbuy (Gove)
MVR Nhulunbuy
Industrial Estate, Lot 5 John Flynn Drive
Opening hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm
On 7 December, MVR Nhulunbuy will close at 1pm and reopen as per normal business hours on 8 December.
Theory test times
Monday to Friday
8am to 1pm and 2pm to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8987 0161
Jabiru
MVR Jabiru
Jabiru Police Station, 10 Tasman Crescent
Opening hours
The office opens every first Thursday of the month from 8am to 3pm.
To pay your licence or registration renewal:
- go to MVR Quick Pay
- visit the Jabiru post office
- call the MVR on 1300 654 628.
Theory test times
By appointment only.
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8979 2488
Yulara
MVR Yulara
Yulara Police Station, Yulara Drive
Opening hours
Tuesday to Thursday
9am to 12 noon and 12:30pm to 4pm
Friday
8am to 12 noon
Theory test times
By appointment only.
Phone: 1300 654 628
Fax: 08 8951 5119
Contact
You can also contact the MVR by:
- phone: 1300 654 628 (Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm)
- email: mvr@nt.gov.au
- mail: GPO Box 530, Darwin NT 0801.
Last updated: 06 December 2021
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