Vehicle registration plates of Iceland

All plates have validation stickers in the middle that indicate the year the vehicle is due for safety inspection.

[3] All registration plates in Iceland are produced at the Litla-Hraun state prison by inmates.

Early 2004 a country identifier (IS) and the Icelandic flag was added on the left side of all standard plates.

In 2019, a registration was no longer needed for mopeds and quadricycles with a top speed under 25km/h, easing the import and use of electric scooters, which were previously classified under this category.

[7] The colour of the license plate varies depending on the purpose of the vehicle (see chart below.

While this system means no cars are listed as being due in November and December there is a 2-month grace period where a vehicle can be inspected up to 2 months after the due date without penalty i.e. a car with a license plate ending in 0 can be inspected as late as December without penalty.

The owner has until the end of the following month to repair any items that failed inspection and present the vehicle for a re-inspection.

the car will fail inspection and will be given a red sticker that says "Akstur bönnuð" which means driving prohibited and the vehicle must not be driven on public roads until the issues have been rectified.

The first letter denominated the district (except for military related) where the plate was issued as follows: After the change to the new registration system in 1989, plates were permitted to have a sticker displaying the district's emblem (where the current international Icelandic 'IS' emblem is currently).