Bikes and PMDs need a written parking plan — not a corridor block
When helper asks to keep a bicycle or PMD at home (Singapore) is the employer process for storage, charging, and estate rules when a migrant domestic worker wants a bike or personal mobility device. Furniture / bulky items sit in When Helper Asks to Bring Personal Furniture or Large Items Into the Home (Singapore). Family car / driving sits in When Helper Asks to Use the Family Car or Learn to Drive (Singapore). Public transport sits in Briefing Your Helper on Using Public Transport (Singapore). This page owns bicycle / PMD at home.
General guidance only — not traffic law advice. MOM: mom.gov.sg. Confirm live PMD / active mobility rules on official channels and your MCST/HDB rules. SmartMaid.com.sg is a marketplace. Licensed EAs place helpers.
Neighbouring hubs:
- Personal furniture or large items
- Family car or learn to drive
- Public transport briefing
- Condo security registration
- When neighbours complain
- Written house rules sheet
- When co-employers disagree
- Fire drill basics
- This article: bicycle or PMD at home
Step 1 — Check estate rules first
Where bikes may be parked, whether PMDs are allowed indoors, lift booking. Align with security (Registering Your Helper With Condo Security (Singapore)). Co-employers align (When Co-Employers Disagree About the Helper (Singapore)).
Step 2 — Soft-check device rules
Ask her to follow live official active-mobility rules for paths and speeds — do not invent fines. Not a car (When Helper Asks to Use the Family Car or Learn to Drive (Singapore)); MRT remains Briefing Your Helper on Using Public Transport (Singapore).
Step 3 — Storage and charging
Assign a spot that keeps corridors clear (escape paths Fire Drill Basics for HDB and Condo Units). Charging only on approved points — no daisy-chained sockets. Bulkier than a parcel (When Helper Asks to Bring Personal Furniture or Large Items Into the Home (Singapore)).
Step 4 — Write the yes/no
Approve, approve with conditions, or decline. Put in house rules (Creating a Simple Written House Rules Sheet). Neighbour friction: When Neighbours Complain About Your Helper (Singapore).
Step 5 — MOM rules
Reasonable personal transport can support rest-day mobility; unsafe storage does not. Soft framing on mom.gov.sg.
MOM rules
Fair treatment and safe housing. Soft only on mom.gov.sg.
Checklist
- Estate / security rules checked (#121)
- Soft official path rules noted (live sources)
- Parking + charging spot assigned (clear exits)
- Written yes/no
- Co-employers aligned (#120)
Scripts
To helper: We can keep your bike/PMD if management allows and it parks here — not in the corridor. Charge only at this point. Follow the live path rules when you ride.
To co-employer: Bike storage is an estate + fire-exit decision before we say yes.
Bottom line
Approve bicycle or PMD storage only with estate clearance, a clear parking/charging spot, and written house rules — no invented fines. Browse on SmartMaid; place through a licensed EA under MOM rules.
