PKSC Phil Kerr Service Centre

25/03/2026

Is it because the Department of Infrastructure has recently stopped the need for regular Vehicle Road Worthy checks that we are seeing more vehicles with brake lights & headlights out?
Do your checks please!🚘🚙🛻

The Police Force have enough to do at the moment!

20/02/2026

VERY DISSAPPOINTING to see Australian Government incentives for Apprentice Mechanics have HALVED in 2026, even though this trade is classified on the Priority List.

In 2026, Australia has a critical AND deepening shortage in the automotive industry, with over 30,000 unfilled roles.
Apprentice enrolments in the automotive trade have fallen by over 8%
The wording is "ADJUSTED" incentive structure.
Adjusted = halved

Very dissappointing as we encourage this next generation to look to trades & maintain our older or non electric vehicles.

09/02/2026

As of today, February 9, light vehicles (up to and including 4.5 tonne GVM) will only need roadworthy inspections if the vehicle is 7 years or older and when:

🚗transferring ownership

🚗registering a vehicle in the NT for the first time

🚗registering a vehicle that has not been registered in the NT for more than 12 months

Visit the nt.gov.au for more details: https://shorturl.at/sx6Gd

📻For more from Breakfast with Jess Ong tune into ABC Radio Darwin 105.7 weekdays from 5:30am
🎧Or stream it from on the ABC listen app

13/01/2026

As of February 9th 2026 these changes come into effect.

We’re making some changes to the light vehicle inspection regime to save you time, effort and money.

From 9 February 2026, light vehicles (up to and including 4.5 tonne GVM) will only need roadworthy inspections if 7 years and older and when:

• transferring ownership (can be completed by seller or buyer)
• re-establishing registration after a vehicle has not been registered in the NT for more than 12 months
• first registration in the Northern Territory (prior to compliance inspection for interstate transfers).

This means less hassle for Territorians while our inspectors focus on increased on-road safety checks to catch genuinely unsafe vehicles.

There will be no changes to the current inspection requirements for heavy vehicles or Commercial Passenger Vehicles.

For more information, visit the DLI project and initiatives page https://dli.nt.gov.au/projects/light-vehicle-inspection-changes

19/12/2025

Thats a wrap for 2025. Our team are heading off for a well deserved break.

From the team we wish our customers, friends, neighbours of Harriet Place, suppliers, reps, delivery drivers, passersby (who dont even have a car!)🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ & all our furry kids 🐕 a Christmas of Peace.

Enjoy whatever your plans are & if you are at a loose end.....
Check out the list of things to do in Darwin on ❤️
or you can volunteer at RSPCA Northern Territory and feel the love when you walk a dog. 🐈🐈‍⬛🐕🐩

We will be back and ready to go Monday 5th January 2026

08/12/2025

We are ready for Santa!!!🤶🎅

04/12/2025

December is here!!!🎅🤶🐕

Last appointments Thursday 18th December
Workshop cleanup Friday 19th
If you need an appointment book NOW❗️
Limited spots available.

04/12/2025

Always an exciting event!


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30/11/2025

We are short staffed today.
1 sick & 1 at tradeschool.
This gorgeous thing was waiting at the workshop door to help out. Wonderful offer, but its a bit busy. If they are yours, come and collect, no collar, no id.
Likes snacks!

25/11/2025

Awesome job by the clean up team. They have chopped all day & theres still more to be done!
Harriet Park looks a bit bare, I hope we get some beautiful replacement trees to sit nicely in the middle of the park.

24/11/2025

Thank you to the fantastic team at Darwin City Council our entrance to work is now being cleared.
If you were booked in for today (Monday), we will see you tomorrow.