New-style (post-1989) Icelandic vehicle registration plates, which start with a group
of two letters, have no location information.
The old style (pre-1989) plates can still be occasionally seen; they start with one letter,
indicating the town or district of registration
(followed here by their main towns to aid location):
- A - Eyjafyarðarsýsla (Akureyri)
- B - Barðastrandarsýsla (Vatneyri)
- D - Dalasýsla (Buðardalur)
- E - Akranes town
- F - Siglufjörður town
- G - Gullbringu og Kjósarsýsla (Hafnarfjörður)
- H - Húnavatnssýsla (Blonduos)
- Í - Ísafjarðarsýsla (Ísafjörður)
- J - Keflavik airport (Keflavikurflugvollur)
- K - Skagafjarðarsýsla (Sauðarkrókur)
- L - Rangárvallasýsla (Hella)
- M - Mýra og Borgarfjarðarsýsla (Bogarnes)
- N - Neskaupsstaður town
- Ó - Ólafsfjörður town
- Ø - Keflavikurhaupstaður (Keflavik)
- P - Snæfellsnessýsla (Helgafell)
- R - Reykjavik town
- S - Norður Múlasýsla (Seyðisfjörður)
- T - Strandasýsla (Holmavik)
- Þ - Þingeyjarsýsla (Husavik)
- U - Suður Múlasýsla (Eskifjorður)
- V - Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar)
- X - Kópavogur town
- Z - Skaftafellsýsla (Vik)