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Vehicle registration plates of Iceland
In Iceland, vehicle registration plates are issued by the Icelandic Transport Authority. The plates are made of aluminium with reflective base and embossed characters. There are eleven different styles corresponding to the vehicle's type and tax status. Icelandic registration plates follow the EU standard for registration plates, with the Icelandic emblem with the letters IS on the left side with a standard (EU) size of 520 x 110mm.
New registered plates use three letters and two digits (e.g. ABC12) in Helvetica Neue. Prior to 2007, the format AB 123 was used (and is still valid), however no new plates are issued in this format. The plates are issued randomly, they are not issued sequentially and they do not have any geographic coding. Vehicles keep the same registration number for life. If a vehicle is, e.g., changed to commercial vehicle it gets commercial plates but they have the same registration number. All plates have validation stickers in the middle that indicate the year the vehicle is due for safety inspection. Last two digits of the year number are shown in white or black on the sticker. The colour of the stickers is different depending on the year. Location of the sticker is different in case it is a vanity plate.
All registration plates in Iceland are produced at the Litla-Hraun state prison by inmates.
The plates are available in 3 sizes for cars:
Motorcycle plates are 240 mm × 130 mm (9.4 in × 5.1 in).
An older decentralized district plate system was used 1938 until 31 December 1988 (see below). The current registration system was introduced on 1 January 1989. Antique cars were allowed to keep their district system plates, and antique cars today may emulate the previous district system using vanity plates.
From 1989 to 2007 the system consisted of two letters and three digits. In 2007 the system ran out of combinations and the first digit was changed to a letter on newer vehicles.
Early 2004 a country identifier (IS) and the Icelandic flag was added on the left side of all standard plates. The country identifier is mandatory and all plates issued between 1989 and 2004 are required to get a national identifier sticker so they look like the new plates, although this law is not widely enforced.
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Vehicle registration plates of Iceland
In Iceland, vehicle registration plates are issued by the Icelandic Transport Authority. The plates are made of aluminium with reflective base and embossed characters. There are eleven different styles corresponding to the vehicle's type and tax status. Icelandic registration plates follow the EU standard for registration plates, with the Icelandic emblem with the letters IS on the left side with a standard (EU) size of 520 x 110mm.
New registered plates use three letters and two digits (e.g. ABC12) in Helvetica Neue. Prior to 2007, the format AB 123 was used (and is still valid), however no new plates are issued in this format. The plates are issued randomly, they are not issued sequentially and they do not have any geographic coding. Vehicles keep the same registration number for life. If a vehicle is, e.g., changed to commercial vehicle it gets commercial plates but they have the same registration number. All plates have validation stickers in the middle that indicate the year the vehicle is due for safety inspection. Last two digits of the year number are shown in white or black on the sticker. The colour of the stickers is different depending on the year. Location of the sticker is different in case it is a vanity plate.
All registration plates in Iceland are produced at the Litla-Hraun state prison by inmates.
The plates are available in 3 sizes for cars:
Motorcycle plates are 240 mm × 130 mm (9.4 in × 5.1 in).
An older decentralized district plate system was used 1938 until 31 December 1988 (see below). The current registration system was introduced on 1 January 1989. Antique cars were allowed to keep their district system plates, and antique cars today may emulate the previous district system using vanity plates.
From 1989 to 2007 the system consisted of two letters and three digits. In 2007 the system ran out of combinations and the first digit was changed to a letter on newer vehicles.
Early 2004 a country identifier (IS) and the Icelandic flag was added on the left side of all standard plates. The country identifier is mandatory and all plates issued between 1989 and 2004 are required to get a national identifier sticker so they look like the new plates, although this law is not widely enforced.