LONDON CAR PARK AND OTHER OFF-STREET PARKING FOR MOTORCYCLES
Car Parks
Parking in council owned multi-storey carparks is often permitted free of charge provided motorcycles are parked within the designated motorcycle parking bays. Motorcyclists should however read the notices on the ticket machines to gain clarification on whether payment is necessary or not.
There is free parking for motorcyclists in designated motorcycle parking bays within council owned multi-storey carparks in the following boroughs:
Barking and Dagenham Bexley Brent Corporation of London Croydon
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Ealing Enfield Greenwich Haringey Kingston |
Merton (2 car parks) Newham Redbridge Southwark Waltham Forest
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Bexley Council-owned Car Parks
Parking for motorcycles is free in all of the council's car parks. Where there are no exclusive motorcycle bays, a standard parking bay can be used. In Avenue Road Car Park there are secured motorcycle facilities. (Updated 28 Jun 08)
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Camden
Designated motorcycle parking in Bloomsbury Square car park (half price of car parking) and Saffron Hill car park (£3 per day) (Updated 11 Sep 08)
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Corporation of London Car Parks
Corporation of London car parks are free for motorcycles. These are as follows:
You must not take a ticket when entering these car parks, but must manoeuvre your vehicle around the barrier.
Baynard House, Queen Victoria Street (Situated between White Lion Hill and Lamb Hill) - Ideal for those who work in and around Blackfriars / Mansion House. Space is allocated on floors 1, 2 & 4 but is limited.
London Wall (Situated underground just east of roundabout junction with Aldersgate. Entry from eastbound carriageway only) - Ideal for those working around Barbican, Moorgate and St Paul's. Good space but heavily used.
The Minories, Mansell Street (Situated between Mansell St and Minories, just south of Googman's Yard) - Ideal for those working around Fenchurch / Tower Hill / Aldgate. Whole of 1st floor allocated for motorcycles.
Tower Hill, Lower Thames Street, opposite Sugar Quay (open Monday - Friday 7.00am - 7.00pm, Saturday 7.00am - 1.30pm, closed on Sundays) - Ideal for those who work in and around Tower Hill / Fenchurch. Space is very limited (24 individual bays).
White's Row in Spitalfields (Entry from North bound side of Commercial St) - Ideal for those working near Liverpool St Station / Spitalfields / Aldgate. Whole of 2nd floor allocated for motorcyclists.
West Smithfields
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Croydon
Motorcycle parking is free within the car parks run by or affiliated to the Council. You can park your motorcycle in any bay except disabled bays. The council run car arks are as follows: Ann's Place, Factory Lane, Jubilee Bridge, Purley and West Croydon (Updated 11 Sep 08)
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Ealing Broadway
Motorbikes are welcome in the dedicated motorbike park under the Grove Road car park entrance ramp. To access the motorbike parking area, turn into Grove Road from St Mary’s Road, following the road past the TVU building on the left hand side. Stay in the left hand lane taking the road immediately to the left of the car park entrance ramp. The motorbike parking area is on the right hand side approximately 50 yards from the road entrance. Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre Car Park is not suitable for motorbikes (Updated 11 Sep 08)
There's also free motorbike parking, undercover and in full view of the parking attendants' office, in the council run Springbridge Carpark, Spring Bridge Road, W5 (Updated 24 Feb 09 Thanks to Steve W)
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Greenwich
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Harrow
Free motorcycle parking in the designated motorcycle parking bays in the council operated car parks in Greenhill Way, Chapel Lane (Pinner) and Peel House (Wealdstone)
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Hillingdon
Motorcycles can park free of charge and without time limit in the following Council run car parks:
Eastcote: Northview, Devon Parade, Devonshire Lodge
Hayes: Civic Hall, Pump Lane, Blyth Road, Hayes Pool (Central Avenue)
Hillingdon: Long Lane
Ickenham: Community Close
Northwood: Oaklands Gate, Green Lane
Ruislip: St Martin's Approach, Long Drive, Kingsend North, Kingsend South, Linden Avenue, Pembroke Gardens, Sidmouth Drive
Uxbridge: Grainges, Cedars, Rockingham Road
West Drayton: Brandville Road
Yiewsley: Fairfield Road, Falling Lane
(Updated 10 Sep 11)
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Hounslow
There are some designated motorcycle bays within some of the off-street car parks but the council don't know where they are! (Updated 11 Sep 08)
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Kingston
Free in the following car parks: Dolphin St, Wood St (Railway Station), Weston Park, St James Rd, London Rd and Thames Side. (Updated 12 Sep 08)
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Lewisham
Free motorcycle parking in the designated motorcycle parking bays in the council operated car parks in Blackheath Station, Clarendon Rise, Slaithwaite Road and Giffin Street (Updated 12 Sep 08)
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Merton
Morden St and Hartfield Rd in Wimbledon (Updated 12 Sep 08)
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Newham
Free in any car park in Newham except Stratford Multi storey (Updated 11 Sep 11)
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Richmond
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Sutton
There is free motorcycle parking in the council's surface pay and display car parks but payment is necessary in the town centre multi-storey carparks
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Waltham Forest
Free in the council owned car parks in Argall Avenue (Leyton), Bedford Road and Marlow Road (Walthamstow) (Updated 12 Sep 08)
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Westminster
With effect from 1 June 2009, all dedicated motorcycle parking spaces in Westminster's off-street car parks (excluding Soho) are free of charge and provision has been increased from approximately 400 spaces to nearly 900 spaces. 883 dedicated motorcycle spaces are available across the car parks. Just drive around the barrier at the entrance of the car park to enter. Car park attendants will be able to advise on the location of motorcycle parking spaces.
| Car Park | Number of Spaces |
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| Abingdon | 54 |
| Chinatown | 59 |
| Cramer Street | 8 |
| Harley Street | 131 |
| Knightsbridge | 32 |
| Oxford Street | 83 |
| Park Lane / Marble Arch | 313 |
| Pimlico | 61 |
| Queensway | 61 |
| St. John's Wood | 25 |
| Trafalgar Square | 56 |
(Updated 10 Sep 11)
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Other Off-street Parking
There are sections of land dotted around London where you may be able to park your motorcycle without incurring a fine; these are not marked but are often recognised by the parking enforcement teams as unofficial motorcycle parking areas. You may get away with parking your motorcycle in these places provided the parking does not restrict the full use of the pavement or access / egress from a building, and provided you park in a reasonable manner. Motorcyclists must beware that the land owners may call the council to have your motorcycle forceably removed.
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