Living in Iceland · Driving

Your driving licence: how long the one in your pocket still works

Many people move here, register their address, and keep driving for years on the licence from their home country. That is fine for a while. It is not fine forever. Once you are registered as living in Iceland, your foreign licence stops being enough after a set time. What happens next depends on one thing only: which country issued your licence. For some people it is a short form. For others it is a driving school, a theory test and a practical test, all over again.

Driving licences are the job of Samgöngustofa (say: SAHM-goingu-STOV-a, the Icelandic Transport Authority). Applications are handed in at the sýslumaður (say: SEES-lu-MATH-ur, the district commissioner) or through island.is.

We are still confirming the exact time limit with Samgöngustofa. Until then, we have used cautious wording and asked you to check your own deadline directly.

The clock starts when you register, not when you land

This is the part people miss. Tourists are not the issue. Residents are.

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Registering your address starts a countdown on your foreign licence

What actually happens: When your legal home (lögheimili, say: LUG-hay-mee-lee) is registered in Iceland, you are a resident. A foreign licence is accepted for a limited time after that. People are commonly told six months. After that time your licence is no longer treated as a valid licence here, even though the card in your wallet has not expired.
What to do: Write the date you registered your address in your calendar. Then check your own deadline with island.is or Samgöngustofa, because the exact period depends on the country that issued your licence. Start the process a few months before the deadline, not after it.
The common trap: Driving after the time is up. To the police and to your insurance company this is driving without a licence. It can mean a fine, a police case, and an insurance company that refuses to pay after a crash.

Insurance follows the licence

What actually happens: A car insurance policy assumes the driver holds a licence that is valid in Iceland. If yours is no longer valid here, the insurance company can reduce or refuse payment after an accident, and you can be asked to pay the damage yourself.
What to do: If you are close to the deadline, stop driving until it is sorted, or ask your insurance company in writing whether you are still covered.

If your licence is from the EEA or EFTA

This is the easy road. EEA means the European Economic Area: the EU countries plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. EFTA also includes Switzerland.

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A valid EEA licence can normally be swapped without any test

What actually happens: A driving licence issued in an EEA or EFTA state is recognised in Iceland and can normally be exchanged for an Icelandic one without a theory test and without a practical test. You hand in your old card and receive an Icelandic card for the same categories.
What to do: Apply at the sýslumaður or through island.is. Bring your kennitala, your current licence, and a passport photo. Ask whether a medical certificate is needed for your age or licence category.
The common trap: Letting the foreign card expire first. It is much simpler to swap a licence that is still valid than to renew one from another country while living here.

If your licence is from outside the EEA

American, Canadian, Filipino, Thai, Ukrainian, Nigerian, Indian and many other licences sit here. This is where the surprise happens.

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Some countries can swap, some cannot

What actually happens: Samgöngustofa keeps a list of countries outside the EEA whose licences can be exchanged for an Icelandic one. For some of them you must also pass a practical driving test here first. If your country is not on that list, there is no exchange at all. You must take the Icelandic licence from the beginning, the same as a seventeen year old.
What to do: Ask Samgöngustofa in writing, by email, whether a licence from your country can be exchanged and what is required. Keep the answer. Do this in your first months here, not in your last month.
The common trap: Believing a friend from another country who says it was easy for them. The rule is different for every issuing country. Their experience says nothing about yours.

Years of driving abroad do not shorten the Icelandic process

What actually happens: If you must start again, twenty years of safe driving in your home country does not remove the theory test, the practical test or the required lessons. This is the part that feels unfair, and it is still the rule.
What to do: Treat it as a cost of moving, like the deposit on a flat. Book a driving school early, because in winter both cars and test slots are in short supply.

Starting from zero: what the Icelandic licence involves

The Icelandic ordinary car licence is category B. The route is the same for everyone, whether you are new to driving or have driven for decades somewhere else.

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Driving school, theory test, practical test

What actually happens: You sign up with a driving school (ökuskóli, say: UK-u-SKOH-lee) and a driving instructor (ökukennari, say: UK-u-KEN-nar-ee). There are classroom courses, a set number of practical lessons, a written theory test (ökupróf) and finally a practical driving test with an examiner. A sight test and, in some cases, a medical certificate are part of the file.
What to do: Ask the driving school two questions before you pay: can the theory test be taken in English, and can the instructor teach in a language you understand. Both are worth more than a small price difference.
The common trap: Leaving the practical test to December and January. Ice, darkness and long waiting lists turn a two month plan into a six month one.

Winter driving is tested, and it is not the driving you know

What actually happens: Examiners here expect you to handle ice, snow, wind, gravel roads and single-lane bridges, and to know the Icelandic rules on winter tyres and lights. Confident drivers from warm countries fail on exactly these points.
What to do: Take at least a few lessons in real winter conditions, and read the road-safety pages on samgongustofa.is and road.is before the test.

Fees for lessons, tests and the licence card change and are set in different places. We do not list amounts here. Ask the driving school for a full written price for the whole course, not the price of one lesson.

Step by step: where do I go first?

People often ask which office to visit first. For learning to drive, the first stop is not an office at all. It is a driving school.

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This is the full order of the Icelandic system for a normal car licence (class B). You can start learning at 16. The card itself is not issued before your 17th birthday.

1. You need a kennitala first. A kennitala (say: KEN-nee-TAH-la, your Icelandic ID number) and a registered address are needed before you can be entered in the licence system. If you do not have one yet, start at residency.
2. Choose a driving school (ökuskóli, say: UK-u-SKOH-lee). You sign up with the school, not with the government. The school registers you and tells you what to do next. Ask before you pay whether they teach and test in English.
3. Get a driving instructor (ökukennari, say: UK-u-KEN-nar-ee). The school will have instructors, or you can choose your own. The instructor opens your electronic study book (ökunámsbók) and writes every lesson into it. That book is the official record of your learning.
4. Apply for the study permit (námsheimild, say: NOW-ms-HAY-mild). You apply online at island.is with your electronic ID. After you send the application you must go in person to the sýslumaður with a passport photo printed on photo paper (35 x 45 mm, plain background), sign your name there, and show valid ID. Yes, the paper photo is still required. Bring it with you or you will be sent away. The study permit is valid for two years.
5. Ökuskóli 1 (Driving School 1). A classroom course. You take this early because you cannot start practising with a private supervisor until it is done.
6. First driving lessons. Normally about ten practical lessons with your instructor before you are allowed to practise with a parent or friend.
7. Æfingaakstur (practising with a supervisor). See the section below. This is extra practice, not a replacement for lessons.
8. Ökuskóli 2. A second classroom course. Careful: this one expires after two years, so do not take it and then stop for a long time.
9. Ökuskóli 3 and the ökugerði (the skid track). Classroom plus real driving on a special track. See the section below.
10. Take the theory test (bóklegt próf, say: BOHK-legt PROHF). You do not take the real test at home. The tests you find online are only practice tests. The real theory test is taken in person at a testing station run by Frumherji (say: FRUM-her-yee), the company that runs driving tests for Samgöngustofa in 17 places around the country. You book the theory test yourself at prof.is; your instructor books the practical test. Bring valid photo ID (a passport or a national ID card). The test is taken on a tablet: 50 true-or-false statements, and you must get 45 right. You get the result at once. If you fail, you can try again after one week and pay again.
If your English is weak, you are not stuck. The test comes in several languages. The ordinary car test (B) exists in Icelandic, English, Polish, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese. The test for bigger licences (the ÖR test) exists in Icelandic, English, Polish and Arabic. There is also a read-aloud tool inside the test that reads the questions to you, so you do not have to read well to pass. If you speak none of these languages, you may bring an interpreter with you. The interpreter must be a legally certified court interpreter or approved by Samgöngustofa, you pay the interpreter yourself, and they may only translate from Icelandic into your language. Tell your driving school early so this is arranged before the test day. Official page on interpreted tests.
11. A few last lessons. After the theory test most instructors give you a few more driving hours to get you ready for the practical test.
12. Take the practical test (verklegt próf). An examiner sits in the car with you. It starts with a few spoken questions about the car (lights, safety equipment, the registration papers) and then you drive a route the examiner chooses. Your instructor books the test and normally lends the car. If you take the test in a manual car, the licence also covers automatic. If you take it in an automatic, it does not cover manual. The practical test may be taken up to a short time before your 17th birthday, but the card is not issued before it.
13. You get a temporary licence (bráðabirgðaskírteini). Your first licence is a class B licence, and it is temporary. It is valid for three years. It is issued through the sýslumaður (say: SEES-lu-MATH-ur, the district commissioner) or island.is.
14. Akstursmat (the driving assessment). After one full year with the temporary licence, you drive again with a driving instructor who checks how you drive and confirms the result. This is not a test you can fail in the normal sense. It is a check that you have not picked up dangerous habits.
15. The full licence (fullnaðarskírteini). You can apply for it when you have held the temporary licence for one continuous year, completed Ökuskóli 3, done the akstursmat, and have no points on your record from the last twelve months and no ban or loss of the licence in that time. A full licence lasts fifteen years at a time. If you do have points, you keep renewing the temporary licence until the record is clean.

Short version: driving school first, government office last. The office only issues the card. It does not teach you and it does not decide when you are ready.

Practising with a parent or a friend (æfingaakstur)

In Iceland you are allowed to practise driving with an ordinary person, not only with a paid instructor. This is called æfingaakstur (say: EYE-ving-a-AK-stur). It is how most people get enough hours on the road without paying for every single one. But the rules are strict, and the person sitting beside you must qualify.

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Who is allowed to sit beside you

What actually happens: The person guiding you is called the leiðbeinandi (say: LAYTH-bay-nan-dee, the supervisor). By law that person must be at least 24 years old, must have held a valid class B licence for at least five years, and must not, in the last twelve months, have lost their licence or been punished for serious bad driving. So your friend who passed last year cannot do it, even if they drive well.
What to do: Before you plan anything, check the three points: age 24, five years with the licence, clean last twelve months. Then the supervisor applies on island.is with their own electronic ID. The permit is issued in both names, the learner and the supervisor, for up to eighteen months.
The common trap: Thinking the permit is automatic. It is not. Your driving school will often post you the learner sign for the car, and people believe that the sign means they are allowed to drive. It does not. The sign is only a sticker. Without the permit in both names, the drive is illegal.

You cannot start on day one

What actually happens: You must finish Ökuskóli 1 and normally about ten practical lessons with your instructor first. Then your instructor decides whether you are ready and writes that confirmation into your electronic study book. Only after that can the supervisor apply.
What to do: Ask your instructor directly: have you signed me off for æfingaakstur in the book? If the answer is no, the supervisor's application will fail and you will not know why.
The common trap: Believing that practising with a parent replaces lessons. It does not. It is extra practice on top. You still go back to the instructor for more hours before the test.

The rules for the car and the drive

What actually happens: During æfingaakstur the supervisor counts as the driver of the car in law, not you. The car must not be over 3,500 kg, may pull a trailer up to 750 kg, and must be marked with the learner sign. You do not register the car separately. If you are learning on a manual car you may still practise on an automatic. The supervisor must carry the permit and show it if the police ask. Nobody is allowed to charge money for guiding you.
What to do: Keep the permit in the car. Take the learner sign off the car when the practice drive is over, because using it at other times is not allowed.
The common trap: Paying a person to sit with you as a supervisor. That is not allowed. If you are paying, you should be paying a licensed instructor and getting the hours written in your book.

The sýslumaður can take the permit away if the supervisor breaks the rules or stops meeting the conditions.

The skid track and the winter driving day (Ökuskóli 3 / ökugerði)

This is the part people from warm countries are most surprised by. Before you can hold a full Icelandic licence you must drive a car on a special training track where the surface is made slippery on purpose. It is called the ökugerði (say: UK-u-GER-thee).

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What actually happens on the day

What actually happens: Ökuskóli 3 is part classroom and part real driving. On the track you drive a car under supervision on a low-grip surface so you can feel what happens when the car starts to slide, how long it really takes to stop, and what the safety systems in the car do. This is not a test with a pass mark in the way the theory test is. It is training you must complete and it is recorded in your study book.
What to do: Book it through your driving school. Ask them which track they use and how far away it is, because outside the capital area you may have to travel. Dress warmly and give the whole day to it.
The common trap: Leaving it to the end and then wondering why the full licence will not come. The full licence needs Ökuskóli 3 done, so if you skip it you stay on the temporary licence.

Learning to drive in real Icelandic winter

What actually happens: The official guidance tells learners to practise in bad conditions on purpose, in snow and on ice, while an experienced person is with you. Most crashes involving new drivers here happen in exactly those conditions, on black ice and in strong side wind.
What to do: Use your æfingaakstur hours in winter, not only on dry summer evenings. Ask your instructor for at least one lesson in genuinely bad weather, and practise opening the car door in wind so it is not torn out of your hand.
The common trap: Passing the test in June and meeting your first ice alone in November. That is the most common way new drivers here have their first accident.

What you pay for, and when

We do not print prices here, because they change and we do not want to give you a number that is wrong on the day you need it. What is useful is knowing how many separate payments there are, so that nothing surprises you.

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You pay separately for:

The study permit and the first licence, paid to the state through island.is or the sýslumaður.
The passport photo on photo paper, which you buy yourself before going to the office.
Ökuskóli 1, Ökuskóli 2 and Ökuskóli 3, each charged separately by the driving school. Ökuskóli 3 with the track day is usually the most expensive of the three.
Every practical lesson with your instructor, charged by the hour. Most people need between 17 and 25 lessons.
The theory test, booked and paid by you at prof.is. If you fail you wait one week and pay again.
The practical test, and usually a fee to your instructor for lending the car for it.
The akstursmat one year later, paid to the instructor who does it.
The full licence card itself when it is finally issued.

Ask your driving school for the full price list in writing before you start, including the track day, and ask what happens to your money if you stop halfway. Remember Ökuskóli 2 expires after two years, so stopping in the middle can cost you that course twice.

Current official fees are listed on island.is.

The different licences and what they let you drive

Iceland uses the same letter system as the rest of Europe. Each letter is a separate licence with its own lessons, its own test and its own minimum age. Passing one does not give you another.

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AM, A1, A2, A. These cover small mopeds up to full motorcycles. You move up the ladder with age and experience, and each step has its own training and test.
B. This is the ordinary car licence. It is what almost everyone means by “a driving licence”. It does not let you drive a lorry, bus or taxi.
BE. This lets you drive a car with a heavier trailer or caravan than a plain B licence allows. It is common for people with boats, horses or work trailers.
C1 and C. These are for lorries and heavy goods vehicles. C1 is the smaller class, C is the large one.
C1E and CE. These are the same lorries pulling a trailer.
D1 and D. These are for buses. D1 is the smaller bus, D is the full coach.
D1E and DE. These are buses with a trailer.
T. This is for tractors and some slow work machines.

You must hold a B licence before you can start on the lorry and bus classes. Ages and health requirements differ by class. Ask Samgöngustofa or your driving school for the rule for the exact class you want.

Driving as a job: when a normal B licence is not enough

This is where many people get stuck. Being allowed to drive a vehicle is not the same as being allowed to drive it for money. A normal car licence does not cover a bus, a coach, a taxi or a large lorry. Paid driving needs a separate licence class, extra training and a professional qualification on top.

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No. A normal B car licence does not let you drive a bus or taxi

What actually happens: The licence most people hold is category B. It covers an ordinary car and a small van. It does not cover a bus, a coach, a large lorry or a taxi. For each of those you need a different licence class, extra training and usually a separate professional permission.
What to do: If you want to drive for work, decide exactly which vehicle you want to drive. Then ask Samgöngustofa or a driving school which licence class and which professional permission you need before you pay for any course.
The common trap: Starting a job as a bus driver, lorry driver or taxi driver with only a B licence and assuming the employer will sort it out. If you are caught driving without the right licence or permission, the fine is on you and your insurance may not cover the trip.

Lorry and bus work: you need the bigger licence, then the professional certificate

What actually happens: For paid driving of lorries or buses you first pass the licence class itself (C, CE, D and so on), which people here still call the meirapróf (say: MAY-ra-PROHF, "the bigger test"). On top of that, paid drivers normally need a professional driving qualification, a course and test that must be repeated every few years to stay valid. A medical certificate is part of the file, and health rules are stricter than for a normal car licence.
What to do: Tell the driving school from the first phone call that you want to drive professionally. Ask them for the full route for your class: the licence test, the professional qualification, the medical, and how long the whole thing takes. Then ask an employer whether they pay for any of it, because some do.
The common trap: Paying for the driving test only and expecting a job. Without the professional qualification an employer cannot legally let you drive for them, and you will have paid for half of what you need.

Taxi driving is a separate permission, not a licence class

What actually happens: Driving a taxi is controlled by its own law and administered by Samgöngustofa. You need a B licence held for a set period, a clean record, a health certificate and a taxi driver's permission (leigubifreiðaakstur, say: LAY-gu-BIV-ray-thar-AH-kstur, "hired car driving"). Operating your own taxi business is a further step again. These rules were changed in recent years, so old advice from other drivers is often out of date.
What to do: Go straight to Samgöngustofa and ask for the current requirements for a taxi driver's permission, in writing. samgongustofa.is
The common trap: Driving passengers for payment without the permission, including informal lifts arranged in groups online. That is unlicensed passenger transport, and your insurance will not cover the trip.

Delivery and courier work usually needs the vehicle papers, not a special licence

What actually happens: Food delivery and small parcel work is normally done on a bicycle, scooter or ordinary car, so a B licence is enough. The problems come from the other side: whether you are employed or self-employed, whether the vehicle is insured for the work, and whether tax is being paid on the income.
What to do: Before you start, read work and taxes so you know which of the two you are, and tell your insurance company that the car is used for work.

Professional driving rules, the repeat training period and the taxi rules all change. We keep the wording general on purpose. Confirm your own case with Samgöngustofa by email before you pay for a course.

Keeping the licence you have

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Icelandic licences expire, and older drivers renew more often

What actually happens: An Icelandic licence card is valid for a set number of years, and from a certain age it must be renewed more often and with a medical certificate from a doctor. Renewal is not automatic. Nobody chases you.
What to do: Check the expiry date printed on your card, and renew through island.is or at the sýslumaður before it runs out.

Points and bans follow you, not the car

What actually happens: Traffic offences add penalty points to your licence, and enough points, or one serious offence such as drink-driving, means losing the licence for a period. A driving ban given here applies here, whichever country issued your card.
What to do: If you receive a fine or a notice you do not understand, do not ignore it. See the law and you for what a fine or a record can mean for a residence permit.
The common trap: Assuming a foreign licence protects you from an Icelandic ban. It does not, and driving during a ban is a criminal matter.

Short answers to the questions people ask most

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These are short answers. Each one is written in the simplest words we can use. Where a rule can change, or where we have not yet seen the exact wording in the law, we say so.

Visiting and the first months

Can I drive here as a visitor on my own licence? Yes, for a short stay. Your licence must still be valid, it must have your photo on it, and it must be written in Latin letters, the letters used in English, Spanish or Polish.
What if my licence is not in Latin letters? For example Chinese, Arabic, Thai or Cyrillic writing. Then carry an International Driving Permit together with your own national licence. The permit on its own is not enough. You must have both in the car.
How long can I drive on my foreign licence after I move here? The limit runs from the day your legal home address (lögheimili, say: LUHG-hay-mee-lee) is registered in Iceland, not from the day you landed. We describe this limit as about six months, and we are still waiting for Samgöngustofa to confirm the exact wording in writing. Ask them for your own date and keep the email.
What happens if I do nothing? After that time your foreign licence no longer counts here. Driving then is driving without a valid licence. That is a fine, and your insurance company can argue about paying if you crash.
Can I apply to swap my licence the week I arrive? No. You are normally asked to have lived here, with your address registered, before you can apply to swap. Ask Samgöngustofa how long your own wait is before you book anything.

Swapping your licence

Who can swap without any test? People with a full licence from an EEA country. Some countries outside the EEA also have an agreement with Iceland, and the list is reviewed from time to time. Do not trust a list you read on a forum. Ask Samgöngustofa whether your country is on the list today.
What if my country is not on that list? Then you take tests here before you get an Icelandic licence. In practice that means the theory test and a practical driving test.
Do I keep my old licence? If your licence is from an EEA country, you hand it in when you get the Icelandic one. You are not allowed to hold two European licences at the same time. If your licence is from outside the EEA, people are often allowed to keep the old card. Ask when you apply, and do not assume.
What do I bring to the sýslumaður? Your foreign licence, your passport or national photo ID, a paper passport photo, proof that your address is registered here (búsetuvottorð, say: BOO-seh-tu-VOT-torth, from Þjóðskrá), and a doctor's certificate if your age or health means one is needed.
What does it cost? A straight swap with no test is one office fee. If you must take tests, you pay several separate things: the application, the theory test, at least one lesson with a driving teacher, and the practical test. We do not print prices here because they change. The current amounts are on island.is and at the sýslumaður.

The tests

Who runs the tests? Frumherji runs the theory and practical tests for Samgöngustofa. The tests on the internet are practice only. The real theory test is taken in person, on a tablet, at Frumherji.
Is the theory test in English? Yes. English and Polish are available, and some other languages too. If your language is not offered, ask about taking the test with a certified interpreter.
How many questions, and how many must be right? The theory test is a set of short questions about signs, right of way, winter driving, first aid and traffic law, and you must get almost all of them right to pass. Frumherji tells you the exact number of questions and the pass mark when you book, so use their number, not ours.
Do I need lessons if I already drive? If you are swapping a licence you already hold, you do not do the full driving school. You do normally need at least one session with a driving teacher (ökukennari, say: UH-ku-KEN-nar-ee), who checks you and books the practical test for you.
What happens in the practical test? Two parts. First the examiner asks you a few questions at the car: safety equipment, warning lights on the dashboard, tyres, and the car's registration paper (skráningarskírteini, say: SKROW-ning-ar-SKEER-tay-nee). Then you drive for roughly half an hour: roundabouts, changing lane, speed limits, right of way and parking.

After you have the licence

Can I have the licence on my phone? Yes. Once you hold an Icelandic licence and you have a kennitala with electronic ID, the digital licence appears in the island.is app. If you have not set up electronic ID yet, see residency.
Can I get an International Driving Permit here? Yes, once you hold an Icelandic licence. It is useful when you travel outside Europe. FÍB, the Icelandic automobile association, issues them.
Does swapping a car licence also give me motorbike or lorry rights? No, not by itself. A car licence is a car licence. Motorbike, lorry and bus categories are separate and may need their own tests or courses here.
What is the right hand rule (hægri reglan, say: HIGH-gri REG-lan)? At a crossing with no signs and no markings, the car coming from your right goes first. Many foreign drivers fail the practical test on exactly this.
What speed do I drive if there is no sign? In town, 50 kilometres an hour, and 30 in many residential streets. On a gravel road in the countryside, 80. On a paved road out of town, such as the ring road, 90. A sign always wins over these numbers, and in winter the safe speed is often much lower than the legal one.

Who to ask

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Samgöngustofa, the authority for licences, tests and vehicles. samgongustofa.is
island.is, for applications, renewals and your own licence details when you log in with electronic ID. island.is
Sýslumenn, the district commissioners, where licence applications are handed in. syslumenn.is
Vegagerðin, road and weather conditions before you drive out of town. road.is

Rules for exchanging licences from outside the EEA are reviewed and the country list changes. Before you rely on anything here, confirm your own case with Samgöngustofa and ask for the answer by email.

If you have just arrived and are still working through registration and electronic ID, start at residency.