Iceland license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Iceland.

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Plate types

How to read the plate

Country code

IS is the international code of the country of registration.

Region on old plates

Current plates show no region; only old ones did.

Series and number

Letters and digits — the registration itself.

County

The first characters are the code of the county where the car is registered: The county where the car is registered is shown separately on the plate:

An Icelandic plate has two letters followed by three characters — a letter or digit and two digits (MO R58, MR 109). The characters are blue on white, with the Icelandic flag and IS on the left and the inspection sticker between the groups. There is no region in the number: the combination is assigned at random and stays with the vehicle for life. The letters C, Q and W are not used.

Region codes

25 regions

Region	Code
Akureyri and Eyjafjörður CountyDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	A
BarðastrandarsýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	B
DalasýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	D
AkranesDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	E
SiglufjörðurDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	F
Hafnarfjörður, Gullbringusýsla and KjósarsýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	G
HúnavatnssýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	H
Sauðárkrókur and Skagafjörður CountyDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	K
RangárvallasýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	L
Mýrasýsla and BorgarfjarðarsýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	M
NeskaupstaðurDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	N
Snæfellsnes and Hnappadalur CountyDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	P
ReykjavíkDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	R
Seyðisfjörður and North MúlasýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	S
StrandasýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	T
South MúlasýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	U
VestmannaeyjarDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	V
ÁrnessýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	X
KópavogurDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	Y
SkaftafellssýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	Z
Ísafjörður and ÍsafjarðarsýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	Í
ÓlafsfjörðurDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	Ó
KeflavíkDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	Ö
Keflavík (letter Ø)District letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	Ø
ÞingeyjarsýslaDistrict letter of the 1938–1988 system. New plates carry no region, but old ones are still seen on historic cars.	Þ

History

The current system has been in use since 1989. From 1938 to 1988 the first letter stood for a county (sýsla) or town: R for Reykjavík, A for Akureyri, Y for Kópavogur and so on. Such plates survive on vintage cars and as vanity plates.