Work machine intended for driving on public roads
Work machines intended for driving on public roads must be registered in the vehicle register. You can register a work machine for public road at the same time as a new registration.
You will then receive a registration badge for identification, which you must have visible on the device.
The following categories can be registered:
EA – Excavators on wheels with 360 ° rotation, own weight > 4 tons
EH – Excavators on wheels (tractor excavators), own weight > 4 tons
FH – Loader shovels on wheels (wheel loaders), own weight > 4 tons
HV – Graders, own weight > 4 tons
IA – Towing vehicles, motor > 15 kW *
IB – Sweepers, snow plows and blowers, motorized wheelbarrows, etc., motor > 15 kW
IM – Excavators and shovels, own weight ≤ 4 tons
JF – Forklifts with telescopic boom, lifting capacity ≥ 1.2 tons but ≤ 10 tons compared to 0.6 m load center
JL – Forklifts, lifting capacity ≥ 1.2 tons but ≤ 10 tons compared to 0.6 m load center *
KG – Forklifts, lifting capacity ≥ 10 tons *
KL – Forklifts with telescopic boom, lifting capacity > 10 tons
*Equipment in categories IA, IF, JL and KG usually do not meet the requirements for the type and equipment of vehicles and must be separately applied for their public road registration by contacting the Administration of Occupational Safety and Health customer service.
Registration process
You apply for public road registration of work machines on My pages on the Administration of Occupational Safety and Health website
Service time
Registration badges are mailed to you within three business days.
Cost
The fee for registering work machines for driving on public roads is:
Traffic safety fee
Registration mark on a work machine
Public road registration - new registration
Public road registration - electronic pre-registration
The fee for registering work machines for driving on public roads is determined according to the tariff of the Icelandic Transport Authority and collected by the Finance Ministry.
Questions about costs and invoices for public road registration are answered by the Icelandic Transport Authority.
Service provider
Administration of Occupational Safety and Health