Thorsteinn Árnason
Driving lessons for automatic and manual gear
Useful links
Application for permission to start driving lessons
To apply for a study permit from the magistrate (Sýslumadur), you need to fill out an application on island.is and submit a passport photo to the magistrate in your district. The link to the application can be found here:https://island.is/en/first-driving-licence-study-permit
Material on the internet
Various information can be accessed on the Internet, and here are examples of some URLs: Note that there is a variety of information on the Internet that is not as good. Don't believe everything and try to stick to quality sources
Driving Instructors Association of Iceland https://www.aka.is
https://island.is/en/category/vehicles-and-driving
Syslumenn/island.is https://island.is/s/syslumenn/skirteini-og-vottord
Application for supervised driving
To apply for practice driving, a student must have completed at least 10 driving lessons in addition to completing driving school 1. The driving instructor agrees through island.is that the student is ready to drive with an instructor. Instructions on the requirements for applying to be an instructor can be found here along with a link to the application:
https://island.is/en/accompanieddriving
Videos as teaching material
Instructional videos from the traffic office are examples of good and reliable content. Attached are some URLs. click on the text and the video will appear in a new window. The Traffic Bureau has published a number of instructional videos.
Entrance and exit lanes:
The Cog wheel method: