# Iceland license plate: Standard 1989

> The Iceland standard 1989 license plate: format LL-999, for example PR-570, 1989 to today, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Iceland license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland) (11 registration series).

![Iceland license plate, Standard 1989 (1989 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/is/is-standard-1989/iceland-license-plate-standard-1989.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1989 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Other sizes | 280 × 200 mm: gerð B — two rows, letters and bandstrik above; 240 × 130 mm: gerð C — two rows; characters 49 mm, stroke 7 mm; 305 × 155 mm: gerð D — two rows; characters 61 mm, stroke 9 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #003399; border #003399 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `is-standard-1989` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/standard-1989) |

Sources:

- [4. gr. 3. mgr. (two letters + three digits, chosen at random); 18. gr. (types, dimensions, aluminium, þjóðarmerki); 19. gr. (white reflective ground, blue border/characters/bandstrik); 37. gr. (gildistaka).](https://www.reglugerd.is/reglugerdir/allar/nr/751-2003)
- [34. gr.: 'Ökutæki sem skráð voru fyrir 1. janúar 1989 mega áfram bera skráningarmerki af eldri gerð' — the boundary that dates this series, plus the 1997/1998 sunsets on the old plates.](https://www.reglugerd.is/reglugerdir/allar/nr/78-1997)
- [the 1989 cutover instrument, set 15 December 1988 — CITED FOR THE GAP: body text absent ('Texti ekki kominn'), no date fields published, commencement clause unverified.](https://www.reglugerd.is/reglugerdir/allar/nr/523-1988)
- [umferðarlög nr. 50/1987, 64. gr.: 'Ráðherra setur reglur um: ... c. skráningarmerki'; the act took effect 1 March 1988.](https://www.althingi.is/lagas/149c/1987050.html)

## Region code notes

NONE, and by design: severing the number from the owner's district was the entire point of the 1989 reform. A modern Icelandic plate encodes no geography whatsoever.

## How numbers are issued

NONE. The fastanúmer is "valið af handahófi" (4. gr.), chosen at random, not issued in sequence, so no age, region or class can be inferred from the characters.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [District](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/district-1938) | 1938 to 1989 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Oil](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/oil-2006) (documented since 2006)
- [Standard 2006](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/standard-2006) (documented since 2006)
- [Off-road](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/offroad-2003) (documented since 2003)
- [VAT free](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/vat-free-2003) (documented since 2003)
- [District](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/district-1938) (1938 to 1989)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/is/is-standard-1989.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/iceland?series=is-standard-1989
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/is` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "is-standard-1989"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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