Reykjavík Parking Service FAQ

The police are responsible for imposing fines, for example for speed, drunkenness, running a red light, and the like. Infringements with fines are listed in Articles 94 and 95 of Traffic Act No 77/2019.

Fees or parking citations are split into additional parking fees (for unpaid parking in pay zones, sometimes called "parking fines" but are fees, not fines) and parking violations.

Charges for parking violations are related to stopping and/or parking vehicles, for example on the sidewalk, on a pedestrian crossing, at a junction, in a parking spot for people with reduced mobility. Both the police and parking enforcement officers monitor for parking violations, as outlined in Articles 28 and 29 of the Traffic Act No. 77/2019 and elsewhere.

The previous Traffic Act (No. 50/1987) provided for fined for some parking-related offenses, such as blocking driveways, fire hydrants, and parking against traffic flow ("on roads, vehicles may only stop or park on the right side"). On January 1, 2020, this was changed so that these breaches are now subject to charges and not fines.

• The charge will appear in the online bank of the vehicle's owner. To pay, choose unpaid invoices in your online bank and pay the same way as you would other invoices.
• If the payer is not the owner, you can choose to pay as a payment slip. Remember to enter the ID numbers in the invoice reference, not the payer's ID number.
• Pay at the bank.

• Pay on the web

  More information here.

• Please note that it you cannot transfer payments to Reykjavík Parking Service

   

No, according to the Traffic Act No 50/1987 and No 77/2019, it is not allowed. The Traffic Act makes no exceptions for driveway owners; no one is exempt from this rule. There were two amendments concerning this provision in the Traffic Act which entered into force on January 1, 2020, on the one hand, the wording and, on the other hand, the fact that there are no longer fines under this Article of the Traffic Act, but a charge.

The imposition of the charge for the parking citation is based on the registered owner/keeper according to the Vehicle Register and the Parking Fund is not allowed to transfer a claim between parties. Others that registered owners/keepers may pay charges in banks, savings banks, and online banks.

If you're not the vehicle owner, you can make a payment in your bank by choosing Payments -> Payment Slips (I. Greiðslur -> Greiðsluseðlar) and entering the claim number (I. kröfunúmer). You can get information about the claim number from the owner/manager or by calling the Service Center at 411-1111. It is important not to change the payer's ID number and entering the claim number as it appears on the parking ticket.

There's nothing in the law to exclude delivery drivers from receiving citations for using metered parking spaces, and stopping or parking vans is not permitted where it is generally prohibited to stop or park vehicles.

Article 3(1)(26) of the Traffic Act defines parking as "the stationary position of a vehicle, with or without a driver, longer than needed to let passengers in or out, or to load or unload. (Unofficial translation.)" This point has been used as an argument to justify the permission of parking vehicles that are being loaded/unloaded without any parking violation, but note that where Articles 28 and 29 of the Traffic Act state that vehicles may not be stopped or parked (on a sidewalk, on a pedestrian walkway or at a distance of less than 5 meters from a crossroad, or at a distance of less than 5 meters from the nearest edge of a motorway at a crossroad, in a parking spot for people with reduced mobility, et cetera), the definition of parking a vehicle does not apply.

According to the Administrative Procedures Act (Article 24, No. 37/1993), a party can request a case review if the decision was based on incomplete or incorrect information. The party being charged the fee can request a review if they believe the fee was incorrectly issued. A review can only be requested on the Reykjavík Parking Service's website.

According to Article 13 of the Administrative Procedure Act, an involved party has the right to object before an authority makes a decision in the case. Article 24 allows a party to request a review of a decision after it's been made. So, while most people talk about objecting to a fee, the correct term is to request a review.