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Motorcycle parking in Brighton
413 motorcycle bays, every one of them free. Brighton has more mapped motorcycle bays than anywhere in the country outside London, and every single one of them is free. The Lanes and the streets behind the seafront are narrow and busy, so the bays are spread through the side streets rather than on the main roads.
The short answer
| In Brighton | |
|---|---|
| Motorcycle bays we hold | 413 |
| Of those, recorded free | 413 |
| Of those, chargeable | 0 |
| Of those, customer or permit only | 2 |
| Cheapest bay | Free |
| Car parks that take bikes | 111 |
| Council publishes a motorcycle policy | Yes, quoted below |
2 of these are customer parking, private land or permit holders only. 2 say so on the bay itself. 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 Brighton's own published position, not inferred from our data.
On the street
- Free in Brighton and Hove motorcycle bays. Solo motorcycles only.
- If the sign shows no times, the bay is usable 24 hours a day.
The bays nearest the centre
Closest first, measured from the middle of Brighton. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palace Place (Zone Z) | 77 m | Free |
| Church Street (Zone Z) | 147 m | Free |
| William Street (Zone C) | 180 m | Free |
| Motorcycle bay | 191 m | Free |
| Old Steine (Zone Z) | 212 m | Free |
| George Street (Zone C) | 220 m | Free |
| Bartholomews (Zone Z) | 241 m | Free |
| Kingswood Street (Zone C) | 245 m | Free |
| Broad Street (Zone C) | 266 m | Free |
| Dorset Gardens (Zone C) | 269 m | Free |
| East Street (Zone Z) | 275 m | Free |
| Marlborough Place | 284 m | Free |
Another 401 across the rest of Brighton. The map shows every one.
Car parks that take bikes
We hold 111 car parks in Brighton, 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. We have not been able to confirm what Brighton charges a motorcycle, so check before you pay.
Other cities
Nearest to Brighton: Reading (92 km), Oxford (129 km), Cambridge (155 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 Brighton and Hove local authority, correct when this page was built. The council position quoted above is taken from Brighton'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.