Claim: In Iceland, a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, all vehicle registration plates keep the same registration number for life even if it is changed to a commercial vehicle.
Evidence: Vehicle registration plates in Iceland are issued by the Icelandic Transport Authority and are made in the state penitentiary. All vehicles changed to it (an exception was made for antique cars that keep the district system) and keep the same registration number for life. If a vehicle is, e.g., changed to commercial vehicle it gets commercial plates but they have the same registration number. Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland; [ˈistlant (listen)) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, with a population of 356,991 and an area of 103,000 km (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.