- Tours
- Tour Overview
- Gift cards
- Goðafoss and Húsavík with a stop at the Geosea Baths
- Goðafoss - Waterfall of the Gods Tour
- Lake Mývatn and Goðafoss Tour
- Lake Mývatn and Goðafoss Shore Excursion
- Private Akureyri Airport Transfer
- Private Goðafoss - Waterfall of the Gods Tour
- Private Lake Mývatn and Goðafoss Tour
- Private Northern Lights Hunting
- Private Troll Peninsula East, Four-Tunnel Tour
- Private Tour of The Diamond Circle
- Sýsli Taxi
- Intercity Taxi Transfers
- Taxi Transfer Akureyri - Árskógssandur (Hrísey Ferry and Beer Spa)
- Taxi Transfer Akureyri - Dalvík (Grímsey Ferry)
- Taxi Transfer Akureyri - Húsavík
- Taxi Transfer Akureyri - Lake Mývatn Area (Reykjahlíð, Skútustaðir or Hotels)
- Taxi Transfer Akureyri - Ólafsfjörður
- Taxi Transfer Akureyri - Siglufjörður
- Taxi Transfer Árskógssandur (Hrísey Ferry and Beer Spa) - Akureyri
- Taxi Transfer Dalvík (Grímsey Ferry) - Akureyri
- Taxi Transfer Húsavík - Akureyri
- Taxi Transfer Lake Mývatn Area (Reykjahlíð, Skútustaðir or Hotels) - Akureyri
- Taxi Transfer Ólafsfjörður - Akureyri
- Taxi Transfer Siglufjörður - Akureyri
- Akureyri Airport Bus
- Manage My Booking
- Driving Instructing
- About Us
- Port Pick-up information
The Process of Obtaining a Driving Licence
Driving instructing follows a specific process dictated in rules published by The Icelandic Transport Authority (Samgöngustofa). Those rules have regulations about the minimum amount of lessons required and driving schools 1, 2 and 3.
Our process is as follows:
- First driving lesson (taken on or after the 16th birthday): The student gets relevant papers. The parent or guardian signs off the student (if the student is younger than 18). We go for some basic exercises. Do you need a driving instructor? sign up here, we can get you in touch with instructors all over Iceland)
- The driving student applies for a driving licence online (applies for driving studies) and takes a photo to the commissioner's office (sýslumaður).
- Driving lessons 2-10 taken and driving school 1 (Ö 1) taken simultaneously.
- The minimum number of driving lessons with a driving instructor before going on training driving with an experienced driver is 10 lessons.
- The experienced driver can come along for the last lesson before training driving.
- The student must finish driving school 1 (Ö 1).
- The student experienced driver who will be training the student applies for a training driving permit online.
- Training driving with an experienced driver takes place.
- Driving School 3 (Ö 3) is taken before or after Ö2.
- Be aware that you can not take Driving School 3 until you have completed 10 driving lessons with a driving instructor and finished Driving School 1 (Ö1).
- Driving school 2 (Ö 2) is taken, as well as driving lessons 11 and 12 (around 3 to 4 months before the 17th birthday.)
- The theory test is taken (can be taken up to 2 months before the 17th birthday).
- The final preparation for the practical driving test takes place (lessons 13 and onwards).
- The practical test is taken (can be taken up to 2 weeks before the 17th birthday).
- When those tests are passed, you have your driving license.
Remember that you only get a provisional licence at first. If you drive for 12 months without getting points on your licence, you can take a driving evaluation with a driving instructor, and then you can renew your licence to a full driver's licence.
The minimum number of driving lessons a driving student needs to take to be allowed to take the practical driving test is 16 (One of which is taken in Ö 3). Some students need more lessons before taking their tests, but the instructor will value that for every individual student, and their skills will be considered. Commonly, students take 17-24 lessons.
