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Motorcycle parking in Birmingham
31 motorcycle bays, 30 of them free. Birmingham is one of the few places outside London where the council publishes a clear motorcycle position, and it is an unusual one: free on the street, but not in the council car parks. The ring road and the pedestrianised core make the city centre awkward to circle looking for a space.
The short answer
| In Birmingham | |
|---|---|
| Motorcycle bays we hold | 31 |
| Of those, recorded free | 30 |
| Of those, chargeable | 1 |
| Of those, customer or permit only | 7 |
| Cheapest bay | Free |
| Car parks that take bikes | 438 |
| Council publishes a motorcycle policy | Yes, quoted below |
7 of these are customer parking, private land or permit holders only. 5 say so on the bay itself, and 2 sit inside a car park that is marked that way. Being on the map is not the same as being somewhere you may leave a bike, and neither is being free: on private land the risk is a parking charge from the landowner, which cannot be appealed to an independent tribunal the way a council ticket can.
What the council says
This is the part worth reading, because it is the part that is hard to find. Everything below is taken from Birmingham's own published position, not inferred from our data.
On the street
- Birmingham City Council: free of charge, for solo motorcycles only.
- Free in Birmingham motorcycle bays. Solo motorcycles only.
In the council car parks
Worth separating, because a council can give a motorcycle a free bay on the street and still charge it in a car park. That is not a contradiction, it is just two different policies.
- Birmingham City Council: £1.10 all day for motorcycles only. A car pays up to £23 for the same 24 hours.
- Open 24 hours every day. Pay by phone. Safe Park Mark award.
- Birmingham City Council: motorcycles £1.10 all day, on Level 1A. A car pays up to £23 for the same 24 hours.
- Cash payment is in GBP coins only, or pay by phone. There are no passenger lifts here.
- Birmingham City Council: motorcycles £1.10 all day. A car pays up to £23 for the same 24 hours.
- Closes at 11:30pm, 9pm on Sundays, and vehicles left inside may be locked in until it reopens.
The bays nearest the centre
Closest first, measured from the middle of Birmingham. Each has its own page, which is the link to send when you are telling somebody where to meet.
| Bay | From the centre | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Street | 146 m | Free |
| Birmingham City Council | 200 m | Free |
| Phoenix House Basement Motorcycle Parking | 212 m | Free |
| Birmingham City Council | 213 m | Free |
| Motorcycle bay | 230 m | Free |
| Temple Row at Temple St | 272 m | Free |
| Motorcycle bay | 322 m | Free |
| Motorcycle bay | 392 m | Free |
| Motorcycle bay | 397 m | Free |
| Motorcycle bay | 423 m | Free |
| Motorcycle bay | 489 m | Free |
| Two Snowhill Underground Motorcycle Parking | 538 m | Free |
Another 19 across the rest of Birmingham. The map shows every one.
Car parks that take bikes
We hold 438 car parks in Birmingham, and a car park always takes a motorcycle, which is the usual answer when there is no bay near where you are going.
The price shown on a car park is the car tariff. That is what the operator publishes, and it is almost never what a motorcycle pays. Plenty of councils let bikes park free in a designated area, some charge a flat daily rate, and some have a separate bike cage. Where Birmingham has told us, the section above says exactly what a bike pays here.
Other cities
Nearest to Birmingham: Nottingham (73 km), Oxford (92 km), Sheffield (104 km).
Riding into the capital instead? Motorcycle parking in London is covered borough by borough, and by destination.
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Open the free web appCounts are every record we hold inside the Birmingham local authority, correct when this page was built. The council position quoted above is taken from Birmingham's own published material. Bay locations outside London are mapped from OpenStreetMap, which is contributed by volunteers rather than published by the council, so treat counts as a guide. Always follow the sign at the bay.