Fixed speed camera
Löggæslumyndavél
Looks like: A grey rectangular box fixed to a pole beside the road.
Catches: Speeding.
A sign with this name warns of an automatic police camera ahead.
Speed cameras in Iceland: what they look like
Fixed speed cameras stand beside roads across the country, and a sign warns of automatic police cameras. Average speed checks are signposted where the section starts. Police also photograph speeding drivers at changing spots. Fines reach hire car drivers through the rental company.
Warned by a sign
Average speed camera
Not always warned
None
Every camera type
Real photos, with where each one was taken and who took it.
Average speed camera
SignpostedMeðalhraðaeftirlit
Catches: Your average speed between two camera points.
A sign marks the start of each section. Equipment was installed and tested on Grindavíkurvegur and Norðfjarðarvegur in 2021.
Mobile camera
Catches: Speeding.
Police in the capital area photograph speeding drivers at changing spots, such as Vesturlandsvegur at Kjalarnes, and publish the results. Rental companies report that mobile cameras are moved between spots.
The warning signs
Automatic police camera
Löggæslumyndavél
An automatic police camera ahead may photograph traffic offences such as speeding.
What to do: Check your speed and keep to the limit.
Average speed check
Meðalhraðaeftirlit
Your average speed is measured over the section of road that starts here.
What to do: Keep to the limit for the whole section. Slowing down only at the cameras does not help.
- Löggæslumyndavél (automatic police camera): a rectangular information sign, slightly taller than wide. Icelandic information signs are blue with white symbols.
- Meðalhraðaeftirlit (average speed check): a rectangular information sign with a supplementary plate below it, at the start of the checked section.
Good to know
If you're in a hire car: The police contact the rental company, which must tell them who was driving. The police then send the fine to you. Rental companies add an administration fee, typically ISK 3,000 to 6,000 per fine, and ISK 4,000 at Hertz. Paying within 30 days takes 25 per cent off. Since September 2026 a new regulation lets Iceland exchange vehicle registration data across borders for offences including speeding, red lights, drink driving and phone use, so fines can follow a car registered abroad.
Fines
| Offence | Fine |
|---|---|
| Running a red light | ISK 50,000 |
| Driving without headlights on | ISK 20,000 |
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