About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
Tibbet's Corner sits at one of the more distinctive junctions in this part of London, where the A3 meets the roundabout bordering Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath. It's as much a green landmark as a traffic one, with the common's open space visible right alongside the busy multi-lane road itself. Few junctions on this whole list combine quite so much genuine green space with quite so much fast-moving traffic in one place. For up-to-date A3 traffic information, this live camera feed is considerably more reliable than assuming a typical pattern.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
This roundabout carries heavy through-traffic for most of the day given its role linking the A3 to Putney, Wimbledon and the wider South West London road network. Weekend traffic increases further with visitors to Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath, adding pedestrian and cyclist activity to what's already a demanding junction. Sunny bank holiday weekends are consistently the busiest single window here, as common visitors and through-traffic collide at the same time.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
This roundabout has extensive camera coverage given its complexity — lane discipline, average-speed and ULEZ cameras all operate here, reflecting how many different routes converge at this single point. Cameras at this roundabout also monitor common-adjacent parking, given how easily verge parking here could damage protected green space nearby. Given this roundabout's genuine complexity, a car accident claim following a lane-discipline dispute is more common here than most drivers heading for Wimbledon Common would expect.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
There's little practical way to bypass Tibbet's Corner itself for A3 through-traffic — Wimbledon Parkside offers a route into Wimbledon specifically, but doesn't help anyone continuing along the main A3 corridor. Given how few genuine alternatives exist for this roundabout specifically, accepting any delay here is usually more practical than attempting an improvised diversion through unfamiliar side roads. A quick look at how busy the common appears before setting off can help judge whether the roundabout itself will be manageable.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
This roundabout demands early lane decisions given how many exits it has — sort out which lane you need well before you reach it rather than trying to cut across at the last moment.
ULEZ & Emissions
Wandsworth sits fully inside the expanded ULEZ, running 24/7 — £12.50 a day for non-compliant vehicles. There's no Congestion Charge in the borough, though routes towards Battersea and the river can brush the zone boundary near central London. Check tfl.gov.uk before you travel.
Parking near A3 Tibett Crn/Withycombe Rd, South London
Tibbet's Corner itself, where the A3 meets the roundabout bordering Wimbledon Common, has no on-street parking given the volume and complexity of traffic here. Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath, right alongside, have their own informal parking areas for visitors, considerably more practical than attempting street parking near the roundabout itself. The nearest residential CPZ streets are a short distance away towards Putney or Wimbledon, permit or pay-and-display depending on the specific zone. There's no dedicated public car park directly at this junction. Weekend visitors to the common should expect noticeably busier informal parking areas than on a quiet weekday. This is genuinely one of the least parking-friendly spots on this whole list, given the junction's scale and complexity. A road traffic accident claim following a lane-discipline dispute at this roundabout is more common than most drivers would expect.
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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