Notification of vehicle ownership change from an estate

Spouse

• The surviving spouse can request to have a vehicle registered in his name if he has permission to sit in an undivided estate. To confirm this, the permit or a special declaration from the District Commissioner´s Office shall be presented to the Icelandic Transport Authority.

• A vehicle may be registered to a spouse even if official charges, for example road tax, are due and the vehicle's odometer has not been read when applicable.

Heirs

• The heirs of a deceased owner may request to have a vehicle registered in their name if they have a permission to divide up the estate of the deceased. In order to confirm this, the heirs must submit to the Icelandic Transport Authority a declaration from the District Commissioner´s Office about who the heirs are and that they have the right to dispose of the estate's assets.

• If the heirs request that a vehicle be registered to one of several heirs, a notification of the change of ownership shall be presented, together with a declaration from the District Commissioner´s Office. The notification shall be signed by all the heirs unless they have authorized a signatory on their behalf (the notice is often included at the end of the District Commissioner's patent license).

• A vehicle may not be registered to an heir unless official charges are paid and the odometer is read when applicable.

Cost

• The registration of the transfer of ownership from the deceased to his spouse or heirs is free of charge if the documents are submitted in accordance with the above.

• If the vehicle is not registered to all its heirs, a fee shall be paid for the registration of the change of ownership.

• If a vehicle is registered directly to a party other than the spouse or heir, a notification of ownership must be presented and a fee shall be paid for the registration of the change of ownership.