About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
This camera covers the A1 at its junction with Holders Hill, in the Mill Hill East area of Barnet where the Great North Road corridor meets local roads serving a genuinely residential part of the borough, giving this junction a steady local commuter flow on top of A1 through-traffic.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Weekday peaks follow the standard 07:15–09:00 and 16:30–18:15 pattern, with Holders Hill adding local traffic heading toward Mill Hill East station, particularly around commuter train times in the morning. This junction is generally calmer than the major interchanges further south on the A1.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Residents' parking permits cover many surrounding streets at this junction, and the A1 itself retains standard speed limit and camera coverage. ULEZ applies across Barnet 24/7; check tfl.gov.uk/ulez for compliance before driving through.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
A local cause, rather than a wider A1 issue, is the more likely explanation when this junction backs up — check whether Holders Hill traffic specifically is responsible before assuming a bigger problem further along. Even a low-speed bump near the station here can justify a car accident claim if the other driver was distracted by train times rather than the road.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
If you're passing through on the A1 rather than heading to Mill Hill East, a queue at this genuinely local junction is more likely to be school-run or station traffic than anything affecting the wider A1 corridor.
ULEZ & Emissions
The London Borough of Barnet operates entirely within the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which is active 24/7, every day of the year. Non-compliant vehicles (pre-Euro 6 diesel / pre-Euro 4 petrol) face a £12.50 daily charge. No Congestion Charge applies in this borough. Check your vehicle compliance at tfl.gov.uk/ulez.
Parking near A1/Holders Hill, Finchley and Barnet
Holders Hill sits in a residential part of Mill Hill East, where Barnet's CPZ applies on surrounding streets during weekday controlled hours — check local signage for exact times, since these vary by zone across the borough. Locals near Mill Hill East station note that commuter parking pressure is a genuine local issue here, which is part of why CPZ coverage was extended in this area. Visitor vouchers can be bought as either virtual permits (nothing to display) or scratch cards through Barnet's MiPermit account, with a maximum of 200 vouchers allowed per household per year. barnet.gov.uk/parking has the current zone map.
If on-street parking is hard to find, apps like JustPark and YourParkingSpace let you pre-book a private driveway or car park nearby — typically from around £2–£6 per hour or £10–£25 per day depending on how central the location is.
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