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Last updated: 1 Apr 2020
In general:
all district codes from 1938 - 1989all year and town stickers from 1990 onwards
all diplomatic codes from 1989 - now

 nr. PictureDate of
first issue
Date of
last issue
TypeDescriptionRemarks
1 Nov 1914? carBR 1Bill Reykjavík
bill=car
21920? carRE 123plate wanted
Reykjavík, also known VE
SKS
31920? taxiLx RE 123plate wanted
Leigubifreid?
41923? carAB 12Skagafjardarsýsla
also known RE, A, AR, HF
5  govtflag 1plate wanted
president
flat hand painted
6

19381949carA 123enamel
719381949mcA 123enamel
819381949mopdA 12plate wanted enamel
moped < 50cc
Fox
9  otherAd 1234enamel
tractor
10  otherred cross 1plate wanted
ambulance (enamel)
(later aluminum with stickers)
11  otherS R 1plate wanted enamel
Slökkuistöð Reykjavík
fire truck (also Akureyri)
12

  govtflag 1president (enamel)
the numbers 1,2 and 3 are used



plate 2 and 3 are
unfortunately not mine
131951?1967?otherVLE 1234US forces in Iceland
VL stands for Varnarliðið (cars from the base)
14

1950Jan 1989carA 12345in three sizes
all districts
151950Jan 1989mcA 12345 
161950June 1970mopdA 123moped
< 50cc
17 Jan 1989trAT 12 
18  otherAd 123tractor
19  otherAb 123snowmobile
20 Jan 1989dlrR 8123all in the 8 thousand series
21 Jan 1989otherseparate red on white Shire van
22 Jan 1989otherA 12345police motorcycle
23 Jan 1989otherseparate crossdoctor
24
 Jan 1989taxiseparate black on yellow L (Laus)
also with L incorporated in the plate
25 Jan 1989CDR 15123all in the 15 thousand series
also the 75 thousand series
26
  othersilver or whiteused for parking spot only

BJ = Björn Johannsson
Roovers
27
 Jan 1989otherVL 123US forces in Iceland
VL stands for Varnarliðið (cars from the base)

5 thousand series?
28 Jan 1989otherVLT 12US forces in Iceland
here a trailer
thanks to the FBI club
29 Jan 1989otherJ 01234US forces, private personel
(the only leading zero)
30 Jan 1989otherJ 123Icelandic civil personel
31  presflag 1plate wanted
picture taken in 1987

president at the time:
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
32 Jan 1989minR 4123plate wanted

government office
33July 19701999mopdA 1234moped
< 50cc
34around 1980?2000?temp0012
+ month and year
0017 1985
0031 1991
0058 1996
35Dec 19882007carAB 123size A
520x110 mm
year and town stickers
36Jan 19892007carAB 123size B
280x200 mm
37Jan 19892007mcAB 123size C
240x130 mm
since 1999 also tractor
38Jan 19892007carAB 123size D
US-size
305x155 mm
39Jan 19891994?allEndurskotemporary sticker
for 30 days
40
Jan 1989nowCDCD A01plate size C wanted (mc size)
size ACD
C = Denmark
A = USA
41Jan 19892007dlrRN 123no sticker needed
size A
42

1991?1998?otherAB 123plate size C wanted (mc size)
US forces, private personnel
size A CD
size C Bednarz
431991?2006?otherVL 1234US forces
VL means Varnarliðið (cars from the base)
441994?nowalltemp. sticker
for 30 days
new Endurskoðun sticker: failed inspection but okay to drive
45??alltemp. stickerNotkun Bönnuð sticker: failed inspection, not okay to drive
46
Jan 19932007carAB 123company cars 
471996?2006?carAB 123US forces, private personnel
diamond sticker
48








June 1996nowpersup to 6 characters (incl. these)
Á
Ð
É
Í
Ó
Ú
Ý
Þ
Æ
Ö
size B, and C wanted
from 2-6 characters
ISK 25.000 (€ 250)
this is for only 8 years
than the fee has to be paid again

personalized plates only have one box for the year sticker
people that travel abroad can put an IS sticker on it
size B, C and D Europlate
Ð, Ú, Ý, Þ Europlate
Manon É
49Oct 19962007otherAB 123heavy road
vehicles
5019992007otherAB 123
size C
snowmobiles + off road vehicles
no sticker needed (off road)
5119992007mopdAB 123
size C
moped
< 50cc and < 45km/h
52



2000?nowtemp1234plus month and year sticker
since 2019? with a white year sticker

0070 2000
0079 2002
0098 2004
0104 2006
0340 2010
0460 2016
0498 2019
Europlate, Brekke, Europlate (first 3)
53


Apr 20042007carAB 123size B wanted
with the flag and IS incorporated
here the long one, a square one, a motorcycle size and the US size
54May 20062007commAB 123special use
55


? 2007nowcarABC 123 Letters

size B and C wanted
size A
520x110 mm

size B
280x200 mm

size C
240x130 mm

size D
305x155 mm

Europlate (2x)
562007?nowotherABC 12
size C
plate wanted
snowmobiles + off road vehicles
no sticker needed (off road)
Europlate
572007?nowmopdABC 12
size C
moped
< 50cc and < 45km/h
582007?nowcarABC 12size D wanted
company cars
size A and D
592007?nowcommABC 12size A and B wanted
special use
size A and B
Europlate
60
2007?nowotherABC 12size A and B wanted
heavy road vehicles
size A and B
Europlate, Manon
61
2007nowdlrRN 123sticker added
size A and D
622009?nowtempAB 123
ABC 12
sticker

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