Driving test manual
Conditions for the examination
In order to be admitted to an examination, in writing or in practical terms, various conditions must be met, such as valid permission for an examination by a district commissioner, that the program is in accordance with regulations and the curriculum guide and that the required age is met. Before commencing an examination, the external examiner shall check the credentials of the examinee. Where a driving training requirement is made, a driving study book shall also be checked, if driving training is not in accordance with the rules, an exemption shall be made available from the Icelandic Transportation Authority. If a driving instructor or an examiner requests an exemption from the rules on driving tests, the driving instructor shall address the matter, with explanations of the reasons, to the Directorate of Transport for its consideration.
Rights and age
Category | Grants rights to: | Age |
AM | two or three-wheel moped, maximum speed 45 km | 15 |
A1 | motorcycles: (a) two-wheeled, power ≤ 11 kW, capacity ≤ 125 sm3 and power/weight ratio ≤ 0.1 kW/kg and (b) three-wheeled, power ≤ 15 kW | 17 |
A2 | motorcycle: two-wheeled, power ≤ 35 kW and power/weight ratio ≤ 0.2 kW/kg and not derived from a motorcycle of more than double power | 19 |
A | motorcycle or motor tricycle | 24 (1) |
B | a vehicle with a permitted total weight of ≤ 3,500 kg, designed for ≤8 passengers in addition to the driver | 17 |
Ba | a commercial passenger transport vehicle of Class B | 20 |
BE | a category B vehicle with trailer/coupling device ≤ 3,500 kg of maximum permissible weight | 18 |
C1 | automobile, model for ≤8 passengers plus driver, total authorised weight > 3,500 kg and ≤7,500 kg, with trailer/coupling device ≤ 750 kg maximum authorised weight | 18 |
C1a | a commercial goods vehicle of category C1 | 18 |
C1E | a) Class C1 car with trailer/coupling device > 750 kg maximum permitted weight, total permitted weight of trainset ≤12,000 kg, and (b) Class B with trailer/coupling device > 3,500 kg maximum permitted weight of trainset ≤12,000 kg | 18 |
C | a vehicle with a permitted gross weight > 3,500 kg, made for ≤ 8 passengers plus driver with trailer/coupling device ≤ 750 kg with a permitted total weight | 21 |
Ca | a commercial goods vehicle in category C | 21 |
CE | a C-category car with a trailer/coupling device > 750 kg of maximum permissible weight | 21 |
D1 | automobile not exceeding 8 m in length, designed for ≤16 passengers plus driver with trailer/coupling device ≤ 750 kg in maximum permissible weight | 21 |
D1a | a commercial passenger vehicle of Class B and Class D1 | 21 |
D1E | a D1 motor vehicle with trailer/coupling device > 750 kg of maximum permissible weight | 21 |
D | a vehicle made for > 8 passengers in addition to the driver | 23 |
Da | a commercial passenger vehicle for Class B, D1 and D | 23 |
DE | a D-category car with a trailer/coupling device > 750 kg of maximum permissible weight | 23 |
T | tractor with towed vehicles | 16 |
1) but to anyone who has reached the age of 21 years, if he has held a driving licence for category A2 for at least two years.
Service provider
The Icelandic Transport Authority