Is motorcycle parking free in York?

Not everywhere. We hold 26 motorcycle bays in York, 2 of them recorded as free, and York 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 York?

We hold 26 mapped motorcycle bays in York, plus 128 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 York?

We cannot tell you for York, 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 York

26 motorcycle bays, 2 of them free. York inside the walls is medieval, narrow, and closed to traffic through the middle of the day under the footstreets rules, so riding into the centre is often not the plan. Parking at the edge and walking in is the normal answer here.

The short answer

In York
Motorcycle bays we hold	26
Of those, recorded free	2
Of those, chargeable	24
Of those, customer or permit only	11
Cheapest bay	Free
Car parks that take bikes	128
Council publishes a motorcycle policy	Not that we can verify

11 of these are customer parking, private land or permit holders only. 9 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

Nothing we can verify. York 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 York. 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
Motorcycle bay	101 m	Free
Motorcycle bay	185 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	336 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	474 m	Free
Motorcycle bay	480 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	487 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	595 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	702 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	703 m	Check local tariff
Motorcycle bay	742 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	764 m	Check signage
Motorcycle bay	771 m	Check signage

Another 14 across the rest of York. The map shows every one.

Car parks that take bikes

We hold 128 car parks in York, 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 York charges a motorcycle, so check before you pay.

Other cities

Nearest to York: Leeds (35 km), Sheffield (69 km), Manchester (93 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 York local authority, correct when this page was built. York 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.