Car rental permit

Those wishing to rent out vehicles subject to registration without a driver need a permit from the Icelandic Transport Authority.

The process

Supporting documents

It is important to submit all supporting documents with an application.

• Certificate of Criminal Registration of a Guardian (Sakavottorð) - Island.is

• Professional liability insurance from a recognized insurance company

• Confirmation of legal registration history – Certificate confirming legal registration history of legal domicile (Búsetutímavottorð) - island.is or National registry

  • If applicant or it´s representative has had a legal domicile registered in another country, a certificate from criminal record from the applicable country/countries has to be turned in with the application

• Registration number of the vehicles scheduled for rental. The vehicles have to be registered at the applicant and in the service category vehicle rental (Ökutækjaleiga)

• Confirmation from the Tax Registry of Companies that the business operation has been registered applicably

• Confirmation that debt with public fees, taxes with the collectors of the Treasury or contributions to a pension fund does not exceed ISK 500,000.

Processing of applications

• The Icelandic Transport Authority issues a car rental permit when all conditions are met and payment has been received.

• When a request for documents is not complete or the conditions are not met, the Icelandic Transport Authority notifies them by e-mail.

• A vehicle rental service shall have a storage place where vehicles subject to registration are stored. Processing of applications for car rental permits is dependent on the time taken by the relevant municipality to provide a review on the location of the storage place. A request for a review is sent when all documentation and payments regarding the application have been received by the Icelandic Transport Authority and the review is expected within 30 days.

Cost

• The cost of car rental permit is in accordance with the tariff of the Icelandic Transport Authority and is 134.820 ISK

• Certificates and documents that need to be obtained from other institutions shall be paid for by the applicant.