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Motorcycle Parking

Parked Motorcycles

Motorcycles may be parked in designated motorcycle areas without time restriction or payment, these locations are given below. The number of vehicles which may be parked in each area will depend upon the size of the vehicle and the way that it is parked.

Motorcycle parking places


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Please use the drop down sections below to locate parking places in each area, or if you know the name of the road please use our downloadable A4 map which is arranged in alphabetical order.

Blue 'P' pins are car park places
Green icons are on-street places

Motorcycle parking places in each zone

1. Motorcycle parking places in the North

For visiting Mayflower Theatre, Central Rail station, London Road Shopping, The Civic Centre, Gateway (Council Office), Guildhall Square, Art Gallery and Central Library, Royal South Hants Hospital and the Law Courts follow signs for ‘North’ parking.

  • There are on street motorcycle parking places in the following streets:
    Bellevue Road (SO15 2AS)
    Grosvenor Square (SO15 2BG)
    Henstead Road (SO15 2DE)
    Kings Park Road (SO15 2SZ)
    College place (Opposite law courts) (SO15 2FE)
    Salisbury Street (by rhino club from Bedford Place) (SO15 2AL)

Motorcycles can also be parked in the following car parks:
Commercial Road (SO15 1CG)
Compton Walk (SO15 5AN)
Civic Centre forecourt (SO14 7LY)
Kings Park Road (SO15 2AT)
Southbrook Road North (SO15 1GQ)
Wilton Avenue (SO15 2DT)

2. Motorcycle parking places in the West

For visiting West Quay Retail Outlets, and West Quay Shopping Centre, Marlands Shopping Centre, Ikea, The Quays swimming complex, Events at Mayflower Park and the Waterfront follow signs for ‘West’ parking.

  • There are on street motorcycle parking places in the following streets:
    Harbour Parade (SO15 1BA)
    Ogle Road (SO14 7FB)
    Portland Street (SO14 7ED)
    Portland Terrace (SO14 7EH)

Motorcycles can also be parked in the following car parks:
Albion Place (SO14 2DD)
Mayflower Park (SO14 2AQ)

3. Motorcycle parking places in the South

For City Centre Parks, City Centre shops, Oxford Street, East Street speciality shopping, Football Stadium, Water activity centres, Museums and Waterfront (Red Funnel) follow signs for ‘South’ parking.

  • There are on street motorcycle parking places in the following streets:
    Bernard Street (SO14 3EG)
    Briton Street (SO14 3HL)
    Chapel Road (SO14 3TH)
    East Street (SO14 3HD)
    High Street (SO14 2SE)
    Houndwell Place (SO14 1HU)
    Queensway (SO14 3BL)
    Sussex Road (SO14 1ND)
    Terminus Terrace (SO14 3FE)
    Pound tree Road (SO14 1NB)


Motorcycles can also be parked in the following car parks:
College Street (SO14 3EJ)
Crosshouse Hard (SO14 5GZ)
Gloucester Square (SO14 2NW)
Lime Street (SO14 3DA)
Queens Terrace (SO14 3BQ)

4. Suburban car parks with motorcycle parking places

Angel Crescent (SO18 5EE)
Colonnade (SO19 9AB)
Oakbank Road (SO19 9DT)
Peartree Gardens (SO18 1BY)
Portsmouth Road (SO19 9AD)
West End Road (SO18 6TE)
Whites Road (SO19 7NQ)

Guidance on parking your motorcycle

1. Parking motorcycles in vehicle bays

If you park your motorcycle in an on-street pay and display bay or a vehicle bay in a car park, you will need to pay for parking. You can follow this link to see the applicable charges for each area.

It can be difficult to display tickets on motorcycles and they can also be easily removed. We would therefore suggest the following:

  • Purchase a pay and display ticket and write your registration number on it so no one else can use it, and display it on your motorcycle.

  • If you are unable to display the ticket on your motorcycle, purchase and retain the pay and display ticket. In the event of a Penalty Charge Notice being issued to your motorcycle you can make representations and include a legible photocopy of your pay and display ticket.

2. Parking motorcycles in multi storey car parks


Motorcycles are not permitted to park in Southampton City Council multi storey car parks.

3. Parking motorcycles in residents parking zones


If you park your motorcycle in a permit holder bay you must display a valid parking permit. Residents of properties which are part of a resident’s parking scheme will normally be able to apply for a parking permit for their motorcycle. Follow this link for information on residents parking permits.


Visitors should be able to obtain a parking permit from the resident they are visiting, which should be validated and displayed on the motorcycle.

4. Places where motorcycles should not be parked


Motorcycles should not be parked on pavements, double or single yellow lines, in taxi ranks, bus stops, disabled bays, loading bays or any other place designated for the use of a specific class of vehicle.

5. Postcodes (to aid navigation)


Postcodes are provided for guidance only. There is much variance between mapping systems as to the final destination of any given postcode.

These postcodes have been tested in January 2011 on Google maps uk. Other mapping software is available and may differ.

These postcodes will direct you to the nearest vicinity.

Downloadable documents

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PDF document Motorcycle map 220 KB 1secs @ 2Mbps
Link to download Adobe Acrobat if required

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