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Collections process
What happens when a charge is imposed on my car?
When a fee is assessed on a vehicle, the charge is entered into the banking system almost immediately and registered to the owner or operator, at which point it is ready for payment. You can pay the fee at any bank or savings institution in Iceland.
A prompt-payment discount is available if you pay the fee within three business days through an online bank or bank branch. If a fee is not paid within 14 days of assessment, a payment reminder will be sent. If the fee remains unpaid 28 days after assessment, a second payment reminder will be sent. If an assessed fee is not paid within 60 days, the claim will be forwarded to a collections agency and collection costs will be added.
Reykjavík's coat of arms
History of the coat of arms
A royal decree issued in 1786 granted town rights to six trading posts in Iceland and stipulated that town residents had the right to apply for a coat of arms and a town seal. Reykjavík was one of those six towns. These town rights remained in effect until 1836, when a new decree established Reykjavík as the sole official town, with the other locations designated as licensed trading posts. Since 1815, Reykjavík has used a seal depicting a standing sailor, a boat, and flatfish. This seal served as Reykjavík's emblem until 1957, when the city adopted the current coat of arms.
Reykjavík City's coat of arms features the white high-seat pillars of Ingólfur Arnarson and waves on a blue field within a Gothic shield. It was designed by graphic artist Halldór Pétursson, who was commissioned to develop the emblem following a competition organized by the Reykjavík City Council in March 1951. The final design gained approval at a meeting on May 14, 1957, and received formal consent from the City Council on June 6 of that year.
Creative Cities
The UNESCO Creative Cities network consists of cities that boast a cultural heritage in one of seven artistic fields and emphasize cultivating and supporting it in the present. The fields are literature, music, crafts and folk art, film, design, multimedia arts, and gastronomy. Cities can apply for membership in the network, and those cities that gain entry must also demonstrate ambition for the future. Reykjavík was designated a UNESCO City of Literature in 2011.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is rapidly growing, with new cities designated every two years. The title is permanent as long as the cities participate in the network's activities and demonstrate a vigorous cultural life in their field, but they must submit progress reports to UNESCO every four years.
UNESCO Creative Cities operate according to the network's guiding principles.
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