About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
The Crooked Billet Roundabout itself is one of the genuinely more complex junctions on the entire North Circular — a large six-exit, multi-lane interchange connecting Chingford Road and the North Circular, historically the point where the older Wadham Road alignment met the newer dual carriageway.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Heavy sustained traffic defines this roundabout given how many significant routes converge here, making it one of the harder junctions on this whole site to predict without checking the camera directly, particularly at the 07:00–09:30 and 16:00–18:30 peaks.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Given the roundabout's complexity, wrong lane positioning on entry is a genuine and common cause of the minor hold-ups that build into longer delays, alongside standard North Circular camera coverage. Camera-issued tickets here reference details worth looking up via tfl penalty charge for any appeal.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
Checking the Billet Underpass cameras nearby can reveal whether through-traffic can bypass this surface junction entirely, depending on which direction you actually need. Locals who've broken down here say searching emergency car breakdown cover in advance genuinely pays off the first time you need it.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
This roundabout has patchy lane guidance in some navigation apps given its unusual six-exit layout — if you're unfamiliar with it, take your time and don't commit to a lane until you're confident which exit you actually need.
ULEZ & Emissions
The London Borough of Waltham Forest operates entirely within the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), active 24/7. Non-compliant vehicles face a £12.50 daily charge. No Congestion Charge applies in this borough. Check your vehicle compliance at tfl.gov.uk/ulez.
Parking near A406 CROOKED BILLET, North London
There's no realistic kerbside option directly on the A406 here, so the residential streets of Chingford and Walthamstow are the practical answer. Waltham Forest's CPZ covers most of that ground, running Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6.30pm, with MiPermit handling visitor bookings. The Chingford station car park on Old Church Road and Whipps Cross roundabout's side roads both offer a reasonable fallback. A PCN here typically runs £80-£130, roughly halved if you pay within 14 days.
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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