Motorcycle & moped parking in Lewisham
Is motorcycle parking free in Lewisham?
Not for a petrol bike: £2.10 all day (84p/hour). A fully electric motorcycle or moped parks free. A moped parks in the same solo motorcycle bay as a motorbike and pays the same. Charging began May 2022 and now covers car parks too. The council's page says both that a permit is needed borough-wide and that electric machines park free, and never reconciles the two — ride electric and check the signs.
Checked against Lewisham 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
- Lewisham says it generally does not provide dedicated motorcycle bays
- Resident permit bay
- Free for electric; petrol pays or needs a permit
- Pay-and-display bay
- Petrol £0.21/15min, £0.84/hour, £2.10 all day; electric free
- Resident / season permit
- Required borough-wide; £0 if electric
- Pay with
- PayByPhone (code 807000)
Electric parks free in Lewisham
A petrol motorcycle pays £2.10 all day (84p/hour) here; a fully electric one pays nothing. Every Moon Fleets moped is fully electric, so a rider who parks in Lewisham every day keeps that charge on top of zero ULEZ and Congestion Charge. See what a subscription costs →
Nearby boroughs
- Southwark Electric: Free in motorcycle bays only Petrol: Free in motorcycle bays only
- Greenwich Electric: Free Petrol: Free
- Lambeth Electric: Free in solo bays; £2.00–£4.80/hour elsewhere Petrol: Free in solo bays; £2.00–£4.80/hour elsewhere
- Tower Hamlets Electric: Free in motorcycle bays Petrol: Free in motorcycle bays