Bike parking in London - SV650.org

L3nny · 14-10-09, 08:58 PM

Hello London people, I may be working in London tomorrow and staying in a hotel in vicroria.

What's the deal with parking bikes in central London? Are there still free bike places?

Does anyone know of any places in or around Victoria.

Really don't fancy the train esp as the weather is supposed to be nice.

Spiderman · 14-10-09, 09:01 PM

Our nice friends at Westminster council want you to pay £1.50 to park anywhere in the Borough of Westminster which i believe covers the Victoria area too.
And you gotta pay by phone and card only just to make it more annoying.

Fizzy Fish works over that way so hopefully she'll see this an be able to advise you a bit better.

L3nny · 14-10-09, 09:07 PM

Cheers spidey, postcode of hotel is SW1V 1QA‎ if that's any help

14-10-09, 09:23 PM

Use this to find where the parking bays are, there's a map key which tells you if it's chargeable, etc

http://maps.thepieguide.com/pfb-ext/

L3nny · 14-10-09, 09:26 PM

Nice one Ralph

L3nny · 14-10-09, 09:42 PM

So how much would it cost to leave a bike in one of those bays overnight then?

15-10-09, 08:32 AM

Parking is usually free after 6 or 6:30 so no worries there. If I were you I'd look for an NCP underground car park instead of leaving it on the street all night, especially since it's not a residential area around there and your bike will stick out like a sore thumb if there aren't many other bikes in a bay. If you do leave it out on the street then a chain is a must IMO

Cheers,

Paul

Sir Trev · 15-10-09, 11:58 AM

Does the hotel not have any secure storage? Worth asking them.

15-10-09, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davies

Parking is usually free after 6 or 6:30 so no worries there. If I were you I'd look for an NCP underground car park instead of leaving it on the street all night, especially since it's not a residential area around there and your bike will stick out like a sore thumb if there aren't many other bikes in a bay. If you do leave it out on the street then a chain is a must IMO

Cheers,

Paul

+1

I used to leave my bike in the NCP car park when I worked near there. IIRC it cost a few quid but was only occasional and worth it for the peace of mind

14-10-09, 08:58 PM	#1
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Bike parking in London Hello London people, I may be working in London tomorrow and staying in a hotel in vicroria. What's the deal with parking bikes in central London? Are there still free bike places? Does anyone know of any places in or around Victoria. Really don't fancy the train esp as the weather is supposed to be nice. __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure

14-10-09, 09:01 PM	#2
Spiderman Where the hell am I? Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Swingin' thru the urban jungle Posts: 7,451	Re: Bike parking in London Our nice friends at Westminster council want you to pay £1.50 to park anywhere in the Borough of Westminster which i believe covers the Victoria area too. And you gotta pay by phone and card only just to make it more annoying. Fizzy Fish works over that way so hopefully she'll see this an be able to advise you a bit better. __________________ . "Computers are great! Not for communicating tho. They have one fundamental flaw ... they don't have eyebrows." AlpineCarStereo: you win ....... eeerrr ..... ummm ..... my undying support of you, the greatest Mod this forum has ever known. My Leige. davepreston: i bow to your modding godliness. vixis: He's this really cute Persian tea-boy, Im so not giving you his number :P

14-10-09, 09:07 PM	#3
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Re: Bike parking in London Cheers spidey, postcode of hotel is SW1V 1QA‎ if that's any help __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure

14-10-09, 09:23 PM	#4
-Ralph- Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Bike parking in London Use this to find where the parking bays are, there's a map key which tells you if it's chargeable, etc http://maps.thepieguide.com/pfb-ext/ Last edited by -Ralph-; 14-10-09 at 09:26 PM.

14-10-09, 09:26 PM	#5
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Re: Bike parking in London Nice one Ralph __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure

14-10-09, 09:42 PM	#6
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Re: Bike parking in London So how much would it cost to leave a bike in one of those bays overnight then? __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure

15-10-09, 08:32 AM	#7
Davies Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Bike parking in London Parking is usually free after 6 or 6:30 so no worries there. If I were you I'd look for an NCP underground car park instead of leaving it on the street all night, especially since it's not a residential area around there and your bike will stick out like a sore thumb if there aren't many other bikes in a bay. If you do leave it out on the street then a chain is a must IMO Cheers, Paul

15-10-09, 11:58 AM	#8
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,479	Re: Bike parking in London Does the hotel not have any secure storage? Worth asking them. __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

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