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Motorcycle parking in Edinburgh

155 motorcycle bays, every one of them free. Edinburgh holds the second largest set of motorcycle bays we have outside London and all of them are free. Much of the Old Town is setts rather than tarmac and the hills are steep, so where you put the side stand matters more here than in most cities.

The short answer

In Edinburgh
Motorcycle bays we hold155
Of those, recorded free155
Of those, chargeable0
Of those, customer or permit only15
Cheapest bayFree
Car parks that take bikes202
Council publishes a motorcycle policyYes, quoted below

15 of these are customer parking, private land or permit holders only. 15 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 Edinburgh's own published position, not inferred from our data.

On the street

The bays nearest the centre

Closest first, measured from the middle of Edinburgh. Each has its own page, which is the link to send when you are telling somebody where to meet.

BayFrom the centreWhat it costs
City of Edinburgh Council93 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council153 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council183 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council248 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council269 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council297 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council353 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council372 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council416 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council421 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council425 mFree
City of Edinburgh Council444 mFree

Another 143 across the rest of Edinburgh. The map shows every one.

Car parks that take bikes

We hold 202 car parks in Edinburgh, 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 Edinburgh charges a motorcycle, so check before you pay.

Other cities

Nearest to Edinburgh: Glasgow (67 km), Newcastle upon Tyne (147 km), Aberdeen (149 km).

Riding into the capital instead? Motorcycle parking in London is covered borough by borough, and by destination.

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Counts are every record we hold inside the City of Edinburgh local authority, correct when this page was built. The council position quoted above is taken from Edinburgh'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.