About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
This junction connects the A13 East India Dock Road with the A102 at the northern gateway to the Blackwall Tunnel, funnelling East India Dock Road traffic down toward the crossing — one of the busier interchanges covered here given its dual role serving through-traffic and the tunnel itself.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Silvertown Tunnel's April 2025 opening has genuinely eased pressure here, with TfL reporting significantly reduced queuing on the northbound approach compared with pre-2025 conditions. Standard peaks of 07:00–09:30 and 16:00–18:30 still apply, but they're considerably shorter-lived than they used to be.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Tunnel charging applies to both Blackwall and Silvertown, with discounts for low-income east London residents and rate reductions for businesses in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich — check current eligibility on TfL's charging pages. Standard speed limits and camera enforcement apply at the junction itself. Contesting a ticket from here usually starts with a search for tfl pcn contact number, since that's printed on the notice.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
If Blackwall Tunnel is closed, this junction now has a genuine alternative in Silvertown a short distance away — something that didn't exist before April 2025, when even a brief Blackwall closure could cause tailbacks stretching for miles. Breaking down in this kind of traffic is stressful enough without hunting for best breakdown recovery on your phone — sort cover before you need it.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
This junction historically bore the brunt of Blackwall Tunnel's over-height vehicle strikes and breakdowns, which closed the tunnel more than 1,200 times in a single year according to TfL's own 2011 figures — Silvertown's arrival has genuinely reduced how catastrophic these closures now feel for traffic passing through here.
ULEZ & Emissions
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets operates entirely within the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), active 24/7. Non-compliant vehicles face a £12.50 daily charge. Western parts of the borough (e.g., around the Tower of London) fall within the Congestion Charge zone. Check tfl.gov.uk.
Parking near A13/A102 EIDR, East London
Don't attempt to park on this stretch — it's a red route with heavy enforcement. Locals park a street or two back in Poplar and the Isle of Dogs, inside Tower Hamlets' Zone D CPZ, controlled Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6.30pm. The Cabot Place car park beneath Canary Wharf and the East India DLR station car park both offer a reliable option a short walk away. Single yellows on corners near junctions usually only restrict weekday daytime hours. Bank holidays suspend CPZ enforcement, though double yellows and clearways remain in force. towerhamlets.gov.uk/parking has the current zone map — PCNs here run £80-£130, halved if paid early. Not every car park here is council-run — search private parking firms to check whether a ticket follows standard PCN rules or a separate appeals process.
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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