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Last updated: 15 Oct 2006
In general:
all district codes from 1938-1989all year and town stickers from 1990 onwards

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
619381949carA 123enamel
7  otherAd 1234enamel
tractor
8  otherred cross 1plate wanted
ambulance (enamel)
(later aluminum with stickers)
9  otherS R 1plate wanted enamel
Slökkuistöð Reykjavík
fire truck (also Akureyri)
10

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



plate 2 and 3 are
unfortunately not mine
11  ?A 1plate wanted enamel
mc size
Fox
121951?1967?otherVLE 1234US forces in Iceland
VL stands for Varnarliðið (cars from the base)
13

1950Dec 1988carA 1
A 12
A 123
A 1234
A 12345
in three sizes
all districts
141950Dec 1988mcA 12345 
15  mopdA 123< 50cc
16  trAT 12 
17  otherAd 123tractor
18  otherAb 123snowmobile
19
  dlrR 8123
R 33312
most in the 8 thousand series
Reinsch (2nd)
20  otherseparate red on white SS = Sendibill = hire van
21  otherA 12345police motorcycle
22  otherseparate crossdoctor
23
  taxiseparate black on yellow LL = Leigubill = taxi
also with L incorporated in the plate
24around 1980?2000?temp0012
+ month and year
0017 1985
0031 1991
0058 1996
25  CDR 15123all in the 15 thousand series
also the 75 thousand series
26
  othersilver or whiteused for parking spot only

BJ = Björn Johannsson
Roovers
27
 1991?otherVL 123US forces in Iceland
VL stands for Varnarliðið (cars from the base)

5 thousand series?
28 1991?otherVLT 12plate wanted
US forces in Iceland
here a trailer PL8S
29 1991?otherJ 01234US forces, private personel
(the only leading zero)
30  otherJ 123Icelandic civil personel
31  presflag 1plate wanted
picture taken in 1987

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

government office
33Dec 1988nowcarAB 123size A
520x110 mm
year and town stickers
34Jan 1989nowcarAB 123size B
280x200 mm
35Jan 1989nowmcAB 123size C
240x130 mm
since 1999 also tractor
36Jan 1989nowcarAB 123size D
US-size
305x155 mm
37Jan 19891994?allEndurskotemporary sticker
for 30 days
38Jan 1989nowCDCD A01size ABC
C = Denmark
39Jan 1989nowdlrRN 123from 2005 an inspection sticker is needed
size A
40
1991??1996otherAB 123US forces, private personnel
size A CD
411991?Sept 2006otherVL 1234US forces
VL means Varnarliðið (cars from the base)
US forces leaving Iceland in 2006
421994?nowalltemp. sticker
for 30 days
Endurskoðun sticker: failed inspection but okay to drive
43??alltemp. stickerNotkun Bönnuð sticker: failed inspection, not okay to drive
44
Jan 1993nowcarAB 123company cars 
45? 1996Sept 2006carAB 123US forces, private personnel
diamond sticker
46June 1996nowpersup to 6 charactersISK 25.000 (€ 250)
47Oct 1996nowotherAB 123heavy road
vehicles
also rally cars
481999nowotherAB 123
size C
snowmobiles + off road vehicles
491999nowmopdAB 123
size C
moped
< 50cc
502000?nowtemp0012
+ day?, month and year
plate wanted
0070 2000
Europlate
51
Apr 2004nowcarAB 123with the flag and IS incorporated
here the long one and the US size
2nd plates wanted
522006?nowtracAB 123tax free diesel
tractor and ambulance
plate wanted

If you have any comments, pictures or even plates, please drop me an e-mail.

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