Resident parking permits

Requirements for a resident parking permit

• Your legal residence is in a designated resident parking permit zone, and your home has no access to a parking space on a private lot or in a common area.
• You are the registered owner of the home, or you have a signed consent from the property owner to submit with your application.
• You are listed as the car's owner or keeper in the vehicle register.
• You have no debt to Reykjavík Parking Service that has been referred to secondary or statutory debt collection, and you have paid for all resident parking permits from previous periods.
• Apply for a resident parking permit

Resident parking permit 2

This second resident parking permit is for people who need an additional parking space. A household may need this if it has more than one car, or if the home has only one shared parking space that is often occupied.

Main requirements for resident parking permit 2

• Your home includes access to one parking space on a private lot or in a common area. In this case, you cannot hold resident parking permit 1, but you can apply for resident parking permit 2 instead.

  If your home has more than one parking space, you cannot hold resident parking permit 2.

• Alternatively, your home has no access to a parking space, but a valid resident parking permit 1 is already registered under the same Icelandic ID number (kennitala) or for the same home.

  You must also meet the requirements for resident parking permit 1 listed above.

  • Apply for a type 2 resident parking permit

  If the applicant is not the home's registered owner, they must submit the owner's signed consent.

  Complete the PDF form and submit it with the application.

  • Property owner consent for resident card benefits usage
  • Residential unit owner consent for use of resident parking permit entitlement — permit No. 2

How much does a resident parking permit cost?

• 1,500 kr. a month for vehicles that run exclusively on electricity or hydrogen.
• 3,000 króna per month for other vehicles.

Resident parking permit 2

• 20,000 kr. per month

Renew a resident parking permit

The permit is typically valid for one year, but never beyond the period covered by the homeowner's consent. 

Resident parking permits are not available on a subscription basis. You must apply for a new resident parking permit when your current permit nears expiration. 

Renewal requires submitting a new application, as resident parking permits are not subscription-based.

• Renew resident parking permit 1 with a new application
• Renew resident parking permit 2 with a new application

Change license plate number

If you get a new car, you must edit the license plate number on your resident parking permit. 

• The resident parking permit holder must be listed as the owner or keeper of the car or vehicle in the Icelandic Transport Authority's vehicle register.

For temporary changes due to repair or damage to the permit holder's own vehicle, the vehicle registry requirement does not apply for periods of up to eight weeks, provided the expected duration is specified in the request.

Complete and submit the form.

• Change license plate number

Edit a resident parking permit zone

If your home sits on the boundary between two resident parking permit zones, you may request to have your permit transferred to the neighboring zone. Complete and submit the form.

• Edit a resident parking permit zone

Change legal residence

If you have moved your legal residence to another property within a resident parking permit zone, you may request to transfer your permit to that property. If you are not listed as the property owner in the property register, you must attach the homeowner's signed consent.

• Change legal residence