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Cookiemonster...
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PostPosted: 09:41 - 09 Jan 2021    Post subject: Safe overnight parking for motorbikes Reply with quote
Hi all, I recently found these guys

https://www.spokesafe.com/

because the hotel I was in for a bit wouldn't let me keep the bicycle inside and I didn't feel comfortable with it on the street.
They have places in Mayfair, Soho and Oxford Circus and are expanding.
I am wondering please does anyone know of something like this but for motorbikes?
A group of CCTV'd 24 hour walk in storage units for parking so you don't have to leave them on the street if you have a short stay in Inner London...
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droog
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 09 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Best equivalent is NCP Brewer street - I used it when I worked in central London - back then they had motorcycle parking and it was manned 24 hours.

Contact NCP to see if these details are still correct.
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Cookiemonster...
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PostPosted: 06:54 - 11 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Droog wrote:
Best equivalent is NCP Brewer street


Appreciate it- is it free for motorbikes?
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Robby
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PostPosted: 10:08 - 11 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Should be, other NCPs in the area are. If not, Q-park in China town is certainly free for bikes.
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Cookiemonster...
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PostPosted: 10:22 - 11 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Robby wrote:
Should be, other NCPs in the area are. If not, Q-park in China town is certainly free for bikes.


And you reckon it's super safe? 0 chance of any typical thief coming with an angle grinder being able to get away with it?
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droog
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PostPosted: 10:58 - 11 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cookiemonster14 wrote:
Appreciate it- is it free for motorbikes?


No - It was about 5 quid a day when I was there a few years back - I think it's gone up since then - maybe 7 quid these days? But it was worth it for the piece of mind - knowing the bike wasn't parked out on the street and that there was an attendant in an office present right beside the motorcycle parking on the ground floor - which would discourage thieves - I never heard of a bike being nicked from there.

I parked there on and off for a few years and once kept my bike parked up there overnight for a week with no problems - but still fit a disc lock and/or chain to be on the safe side.

Check it out to see if these details are still up to date.

Q parks is free - but I've never used it so have no idea how safe it is regarding the presence of staff etc - but I do know of a guy who had a brand new BMW S!000RR lifted from the China town location a few years back.
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Robby
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PostPosted: 13:31 - 11 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cookiemonster14 wrote:


And you reckon it's super safe? 0 chance of any typical thief coming with an angle grinder being able to get away with it?


There's always a risk of that happening. It has CCTV, although the cameras look ancient. If my bike gets nicked I have insurance.

Really, with the amount of organised crime in that area, a typical thief should be more worried about treading on someone else's toes. I wouldn't be surprised if particularly desirable bikes get lifted all the time.
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droog
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PostPosted: 14:04 - 11 Jan 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Robby wrote:
Cookiemonster14 wrote:


And you reckon it's super safe? 0 chance of any typical thief coming with an angle grinder being able to get away with it?


There's always a risk of that happening. It has CCTV, although the cameras look ancient. If my bike gets nicked I have insurance.

Really, with the amount of organised crime in that area, a typical thief should be more worried about treading on someone else's toes. I wouldn't be surprised if particularly desirable bikes get lifted all the time.


Is the level of motorcycle theft from central London bays still high these days?

When I was there about a decade ago the level of theft was on the high side - with guys even turning up in broad daylight in very public places like Soho Square and attacking disc locks and chains with angle grinders etc - I think there was a thriving export market in stolen bikes at the time.

If you lost a particularly high value bike (like the BMW I mentioned) or were unfortunate enough to experience two or three thefts in close succession (which was not unheard of) you could potentially find yourself technically uninsurable due to the higher premiums.
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