Is motorcycle parking free in Leeds?

Not everywhere. We hold 17 motorcycle bays in Leeds, 1 of them recorded as free, and Leeds does not publish a motorcycle position we have been able to confirm, so the sign at the bay is what counts.

How many motorcycle bays are there in Leeds?

We hold 17 mapped motorcycle bays in Leeds, plus 332 car parks a bike can use. Bay coverage outside London is uneven, so a low number is often a gap in the mapping rather than a shortage on the ground.

Can I park a motorcycle in a pay and display bay in Leeds?

We cannot tell you for Leeds, because it does not publish a position we have been able to confirm. Councils differ completely on this, so read the plate at the bay.

Motorcycle parking in Leeds

17 motorcycle bays, 1 of them free. Leeds city centre is ringed by a loop road that is easy to get stuck circling, and the pedestrianised shopping core takes up much of the middle. Most of what we hold here is car parks rather than street bays.

The short answer

In Leeds
Motorcycle bays we hold	17
Of those, recorded free	1
Of those, chargeable	16
Cheapest bay	Free
Car parks that take bikes	332
Council publishes a motorcycle policy	Not that we can verify

What the council says

Nothing we can verify. Leeds does not publish a motorcycle parking position we have been able to find and confirm, so this page does not claim one. That is not the same as parking being free: it means the sign at the bay is the only thing that settles it, and you should read it before you walk away.

Where a council does publish a position we quote it, as on Nottingham and Manchester, which happen to say opposite things.

The bays nearest the centre

Closest first, measured from the middle of Leeds. 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
Russell Street	175 m	Free
Motorcycle bay	177 m	Check signage
Park Square Motorbike Park	304 m	Check local tariff
Motorcycle bay	324 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	338 m	Check signage
Park Square Motorbike Park	449 m	Check local tariff
Motorcycle bay	583 m	Check local tariff
Motorcycle bay	603 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	654 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	680 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	805 m	Check signage
Leeds College of Building	1.1 km	Check signage

Another 5 across the rest of Leeds. The map shows every one.

Car parks that take bikes

We hold 332 car parks in Leeds, 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 Leeds charges a motorcycle, so check before you pay.

Other cities

Nearest to Leeds: York (35 km), Sheffield (46 km), Manchester (58 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 Leeds local authority, correct when this page was built. Leeds publishes no motorcycle position we have been able to confirm, so nothing on this page states one. 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.