Purchase of a vehicle / grants
Conditions for grants from the Social Security Administration
The State Insurance Fund offers grants to people with mobility impairments, the blind, and pensioners for the purchase and operation of vehicles. Loans to purchase a car are also available upon meeting certain conditions. The following is also offered:
- Reimbursement for vehicle operation
- Elimination of vehicle fees
- A higher subsidy for those who are buying a car for the first time in their lives.
More information can be found on the TR website. Iceland.is
Sickness Insurance of Iceland
The Social Security Administration provides a grant for the purchase of assistive devices for a vehicle.
Sjúkratryggingar Íslands provides Grant for the purchase of assistive devices upon fulfillment of certain conditions. An example of an assistive device in a motor vehicle is lift, automatic transmission, and steering equipment.
More information about which devices are covered by Medicare can be found at Website of the National Health Insurance on Ísland.is
The Security Center
The Security Center Offers various solutions regarding Special equipment for cars for people with disabilities. Solutions such as pedal height adjustment, lifts and ramps, control knobs and a bar for the gas and brake. Often are More than one version of each solution, and what suits each individual varies.. More information on the homepage The Security Center.
Carport
Carport Offers various solutions regarding Special equipment for cars for people with disabilities. Solutions such as pedal height adjustment, lifts and ramps, control knobs and a bar for the gas and brake. Often there are More than one version of each solution
Special seats
Individuals with mobility impairments may need a specially equipped seat to to be able to drive a car. Support takes care of to create such a seat that is shaped to the individual and his needs. It is possible to Apply for a grant from the National Insurance Fund of Iceland to purchase a custom-made seat. and the right to a grant is assessed based on regulations. More about Support service.
Transportation Authority
Transportation Authority manages administrative affairs in the field of traffic, particularly concerning traffic rules, vehicles, vehicle registrations, driver's tests and training, traffic education, and accident reporting. There you can also find forms for vehicle registration, take practice tests online, and get various information.
Highway Administration
On the website The Road Administration You can find a variety of information for drivers and other travelers. For example, there are webcams along all of the country's major roads to see traffic or snow accumulation on the road.
Taking the driving test
If you have Contact Association of Driving Instructors of Iceland can you get an instructor who specializes in teaching people with mobility impairments in highly modified cars and/or teaches in an automatic car.
Buying a car with a lift for transporting people
If the buyer is With a certificate from the National Health Insurance of Iceland confirming the need for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, the vehicle tax can be waived..
Either is Purchased a vehicle in its original condition from abroad and applied for a deferment of customs duties at customs clearance., or A modified vehicle is purchased, and upon presentation of a medical certificate, the customs duties are automatically waived at customs clearance., or to An unmodified vehicle is purchased and all fees are paid at customs, but then a refund of excise duties is applied for after the vehicle has been modified..
Please note that the material above is taken from the websites of the respective organizations/companies.