Motorcycle & moped parking in Hillingdon
Is motorcycle parking free in Hillingdon?
Yes — free, for petrol and electric motorcycles and mopeds alike. A moped parks in the same solo motorcycle bay as a motorbike and pays the same. "Motorcyclists can park for free in Hillingdon car parks and in some on-street parking bays." The exceptions are Business Permit bays, reserved bays, and the pay-and-display bays on High Street Ruislip, The Oaks and Ickenham Road, where motorcycle parking is prohibited.
Checked against Hillingdon council’s own parking page in August 2026. Councils change these schemes, so the sign at the bay always wins.
What the sign at each bay means
- Solo motorcycle bay
- Free, no time limit
- Resident permit bay
- Free in permit-holder and shared-use bays — but not Business Permit bays
- Pay-and-display bay
- Free up to the maximum stay, except three named Ruislip locations
- Resident / season permit
- Not needed
Nearby boroughs
- Ealing Electric: Free in motorcycle and resident bays; stop-and-shop excluded Petrol: Free in motorcycle and resident bays; stop-and-shop excluded
- Harrow Electric: Free Petrol: Free
- Hounslow Electric: Free Petrol: Free
- Brent Electric: Free except Lower Place (LP) zone Petrol: Free except Lower Place (LP) zone