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 #175. Family car / driving sits in #155. Public transport sits in #144. This page owns bicycle / PMD at home.
General guidance only — not traffic law advice. Soft 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. Platform ≠ agency. No invented $.
Neighbouring hubs:
- Personal furniture or large items (unique #175)
- Family car or learn to drive (unique #155)
- Public transport briefing (unique #144)
- Condo security registration (unique #121)
- When neighbours complain (unique #123)
- Written house rules sheet (unique #32)
- When co-employers disagree (unique #120)
- Fire drill basics (unique #37)
- 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 (#121). Co-employers align (#120).
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 (#155); MRT remains #144.
Step 3 — Storage and charging
Assign a spot that keeps corridors clear (escape paths #37). Charging only on approved points — no daisy-chained sockets. Bulkier than a parcel (#175).
Step 4 — Write the yes/no
Approve, approve with conditions, or decline. Put in house rules (#32). Neighbour friction: #123.
Step 5 — Soft MOM
Reasonable personal transport can support rest-day mobility; unsafe storage does not. Soft framing on mom.gov.sg. Platform ≠ agency. No invented $.
Soft MOM
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 (#32)
- Co-employers aligned (#120)
- No invented $; platform ≠ agency; soft MOM
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 soft MOM rules.
