Find a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) office
Closures and changes to office hours
- MVR Tennant Creek has changed opening hours and temporary closures, read below for more.
- MVR Yulara will be closed Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 October, reopening on Thursday 5 October.
- MVR Katherine will be closed from noon to 1pm daily until further notice.
- MVR Jabiru is closed from Friday 29 September, reopening Thursday 2 November.
Check opening times below or find other ways to access MVR services.
MVR Casuarina is permanently closed
Services delivered through MVR Casuarina have been permanently redirected to other MVR offices.
Local MVR services will continue to be delivered at the Casuarina Post Shop, other Australia Post service counters, online and over the phone.
The Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) provides registration and driver licensing services across the Northern Territory (NT).
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
- 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 NT 0820
Standard hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 4pm
Saturday (excludes long weekends)
9am to noon
Theory test
Monday to Friday
8am to 3pm
Saturday (excludes long weekends)
9am to 11am
Phone: 1300 654 628
Casuarina
Casuarina Post Shop service counter
1/4 Rowling Street
Casuarina NT 0810
Standard hours
Monday to Friday
9am to noon and 1pm to 4pm
Theory test
Monday to Friday
9am to noon and 1pm to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Palmerston
MVR Palmerston
Palm Plaza
University Avenue
Palmerston City NT 0830
Standard hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 4pm
Theory test
Monday to Friday
8am to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Alice Springs
MVR Alice Springs
337 Stuart Highway
Alice Springs NT 0870
Standard hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 4pm
Theory test
Monday to Friday
8am to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Katherine
MVR Katherine
Big Rivers Government Centre
(formerly Katherine Government Centre)
7 First Street
Katherine NT 0850
Temporary closure
This office will be closed from noon to 1pm daily until further notice.
Standard hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 4pm
Theory test
Monday to Friday
8am to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Tennant Creek
MVR Tennant Creek
33 Leichardt Street
Tennant Creek NT 0860
Temporary closures/changes to hours
This office will be:
- closed Friday 29 September
- open from 1pm to 4pm on Monday 2 October
- closed from noon to 1pm on Tuesday 3 October to Thursday 5 October
- open from 8am to noon on Friday 6 October.
Standard hours
Monday to Friday
8am to noon and 1pm to 4pm
Theory test
Monday to Friday
9am to 11am and 1:30pm to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Nhulunbuy (Gove)
MVR Nhulunbuy
Industrial Estate
Lot 5 John Flynn Drive
Nhulunbuy NT 0880
Standard hours
Monday to Friday
8am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm
Theory test
Monday to Friday
8am to 1pm and 2pm to 3pm
Phone: 1300 654 628
Jabiru
MVR Jabiru
Jabiru Police Station
10 Tasman Crescent
Jabiru NT 0886
Temporary closure
The office is closed from Friday 29 September, reopening Thursday 2 November.
Standard 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
By appointment only.
Phone: 1300 654 628
Yulara
MVR Yulara
Yulara Police Station
Yulara Drive
Yulara NT 0872
Temporary closure
This office will be closed Tuesday 3 October and Wednesday 4 October, reopening Thursday 5 October.
Standard hours
Tuesday to Thursday
9am to noon and 12:30pm to 4pm
Friday
8am to noon
Theory test
By appointment only.
Phone: 1300 654 628
Contact
You can contact the MVR by:
- phone: 1300 654 628 (Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm)
- email: mvr@nt.gov.au
- fax: 08 8999 3103
- mail: GPO Box 530, Darwin NT 0801.
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