Parking guide · Tower Hamlets
Motorcycle & moped parking in Tower Hamlets
Electric Free bays available Free in motorcycle bays
Petrol Free bays available Free in motorcycle bays
Is motorcycle parking free in Tower Hamlets?
Yes — free in motorcycle bays, for petrol and electric motorcycles and mopeds alike. A moped parks in the same solo motorcycle bay as a motorbike and pays the same. Same shape as Kensington & Chelsea: the motorcycle bay is free to anyone, and the permit is what buys you the resident bays. Tower Hamlets never writes the free part down — its guide to bay types omits motorcycle bays entirely — but it prices no motorcycle tariff either. Covers Canary Wharf.
Checked against Tower Hamlets 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 motorcycle tariff appears anywhere in the published charges
- Resident permit bay
- Permit required; the motorcycle band is £34/6 months, £54/year (electric £23/£38)
- Pay-and-display bay
- Cashless tariffs are set by zone and fuel for cars — no motorcycle rate is published
- Resident / season permit
- Resident bays only — motorcycle band £54/year (£38 electric)
- Pay with
- Any app (National Parking Platform)
Nearby boroughs
Frequently asked
Is motorcycle parking free in Tower Hamlets?
Yes — free in motorcycle bays, for petrol and electric motorcycles and mopeds alike. In a solo motorcycle bay: free — no motorcycle tariff appears anywhere in the published charges.
Do electric motorcycles and mopeds park free in Tower Hamlets?
Tower Hamlets makes no distinction between electric and petrol: free in motorcycle bays.
Do I need a permit to park a motorcycle in Tower Hamlets?
Resident bays only — motorcycle band £54/year (£38 electric). In resident permit bays: permit required; the motorcycle band is £34/6 months, £54/year (electric £23/£38).
How do I pay for motorcycle parking in Tower Hamlets?
Any app (National Parking Platform). In pay-and-display bays: cashless tariffs are set by zone and fuel for cars — no motorcycle rate is published.