Vehicle registration plates of Iceland

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Icelandic license plates have three letters and two digits. Plates issued before June 2007 have two letters and three digits. The combination of letters has no connection to a geographic location. The plate has a sticker that shows what year the vehicle has to be taken to safety inspection, the last digit on the plate indicates the month of expiration (e.g. 1 for January, 2 for February). On the left side on all regular license plates issued after April 2004 is the Icelandic national emblem. Older plates issued before April 2004 are required to have a national emblem sticker.

[edit] Current types

Type	Serial format	Design	Notes
Regular	AB 123 or AB C12	Reflective white background, blue frame, and blue characters.
Commercial		Reflective white background, red frame, and red characters.	Vehicles with commercial plates cannot be used for private purposes.
Diplomatic	CD A12	Reflective green background, white frame, and white characters.
Government
“Oil”		Reflective dark yellow background, black frame, and black characters.	Vehicles with "oil" plates are allowed to use tax free Diesel oil (e.g. fire trucks, rescue teams, construction vehicles).
Temporary		Reflective red background, black frame, and black characters.	Mainly used by dealers.