About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
Heading back into London from Kent and Bexley, drivers pass this westbound camera at the same Eltham East interchange. Paired with its eastbound counterpart, it gives a full picture of one of the busier junctions on the Rochester Way Relief Road. Anyone commuting into London from Bexley or further into Kent will recognise this junction as the first real test of the morning drive.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Westbound traffic is worst in the morning peak as commuters head into London, with queues typically starting well before the interchange itself during term time, when school traffic adds to the volume. Roadworks scheduled on the westbound carriageway here tend to cause disproportionate delay, since there's little spare lane capacity to absorb the lost capacity. Conditions can shift quickly here, so a clear camera feed is only ever a snapshot rather than a guarantee, and the sudden braking at the back of a growing queue is a common cause of a rear-end shunt and a subsequent whiplash claim.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
The same average speed camera network covering the eastbound carriageway applies here. Both directions are monitored for compliance with the 50mph limit typical of this relief road, with particular attention paid to the merge points either side of the interchange.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
Heavy westbound queues here can sometimes be avoided by joining the A2 further along at Kidbrooke rather than from the Eltham East slip roads, though this only helps if the interchange itself, not the whole corridor, is the bottleneck. Some regular commuters prefer to join the A2 slightly further out at Kidbrooke rather than use the Eltham East slip roads directly during the worst of the morning peak.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
Morning drivers into London should check this camera before 08:00 — if westbound is already backed up at Eltham East, the delay typically holds all the way to Kidbrooke Junction.
ULEZ & Emissions
Greenwich sits inside the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone, which has run 24/7 since August 2023. Non-compliant petrol cars pre-2006 and diesels pre-2015 pay £12.50 a day on top of any Congestion Charge liability. Check a specific plate at tfl.gov.uk/ulez before travelling into the borough.
Parking near A2 Eltham East W/B, East London
As with the eastbound carriageway nearby, this stretch of the A2 itself has no parking, but Eltham's town centre a short distance away offers the Eltham Centre car park and pay-and-display bays along the High Street. The Royal Borough of Greenwich CPZ here typically runs Monday to Saturday during the day, with residents' bays common on the surrounding streets. If you're heading for Well Hall or Eltham Palace, additional car parking is available closer to the Palace itself, particularly useful at weekends when visitor numbers rise. Single yellow lines restrict stopping only during controlled hours; check individual signs since Eltham's zones vary by street. Sundays generally see lighter enforcement than weekdays. Permits, current maps and PCN queries: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parking.
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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