About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
Green Lanes near St Ann's runs on a different schedule to most London roads. The parade of Turkish and Kurdish restaurants, cafes and grocers keeps the pavement — and the kerb — busy long after a typical commuter road has gone quiet, and that shapes traffic here more than any morning or evening rush you'd find elsewhere in the borough of Haringey. For anyone tracking Local Routes traffic today, this live JamCam feed is the fastest way to see current conditions.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Congestion spreads across the day rather than spiking at fixed times, though school run times and the early evening restaurant rush both add noticeable pressure to what's already a busy road. St Ann's Hospital contributes its own short, unpredictable bursts near the junction, particularly around shift-change times for hospital staff. That all-day rhythm is fairly consistent throughout the week, without the sharp peaks and troughs seen on more purely commuter roads. Double-parked delivery vans forcing sudden lane changes are a genuine contributor to the minor shunts reported here, and a not at fault accident claim is a fairly common outcome for drivers caught out.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Bus lane cameras cover several sections of Green Lanes, and loading restrictions on the shopping parade are actively enforced given the constant demand for kerb space. ULEZ cameras run the full length within Haringey, and parking wardens patrol the busier sections regularly given how tempting illegal stopping can be for a quick errand.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
Wightman Road, running parallel, is quieter but has speed bumps and is mostly residential — fine for a short detour, less so for anything longer or more urgent. St Ann's Road can work as a short cut too, depending which way you're going and how much time pressure you're under. Neither route offers huge time savings, but both provide somewhere to go if Green Lanes itself is genuinely blocked at this point. St Ann's Hospital traffic occasionally leads to sudden stops, and a traffic accident claim following a rear-end shunt near the hospital entrance is something local drivers should be aware can happen.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
Double-parked delivery vans outside the restaurants are close to a permanent feature here, especially late afternoon — build in the extra time rather than hoping for a clear run, since one rarely materialises on this particular stretch of road.
ULEZ & Emissions
Haringey sits entirely inside the expanded ULEZ, enforced 24/7 — non-compliant vehicles pay £12.50 a day on top of anything else. No Congestion Charge here. Worth checking your vehicle at tfl.gov.uk if you're not sure.
Parking near Green Lanes- St Ann, Finchley and Barnet
Green Lanes near St Ann's has some of the busiest on-street parking demand in this part of Haringey, driven by the restaurants and shops lining the road, and the surrounding streets fall within a tightly controlled CPZ, permit or RingGo pay-by-phone only. Loading restrictions outside the restaurants are enforced closely given constant delivery activity, so don't expect any tolerance for even a brief stop in those bays. Single yellow lines on the side streets become free once the zone's daily hours end, generally in the evening. There's no significant car park within easy walking distance; regulars tend to park a street or two back on Wightman Road or St Ann's Road rather than fighting for space directly on Green Lanes itself. Bank holidays bring free CPZ parking, though loading restrictions for the shops remain in force regardless of the date.
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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