About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
Built above street level, this stretch of the elevated A4 behaves differently from the slower junctions surrounding it — genuinely fast, genuinely different in character, right up until it meets the Hammersmith gyratory below and has to slow dramatically to match the pace of everything underneath it at street level. That dramatic speed change is genuinely one of the more distinctive features of this whole elevated stretch of the A4. This live traffic camera gives you a genuine real-time read on A4 before you commit to a route.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Moves quickly outside peak times thanks to the dual-carriageway, grade-separated design that keeps this section largely free from the usual junction-related delays. Both directions slow significantly during rush hour feeding into and out of the gyratory, where the elevated road's speed advantage disappears almost entirely by the time you reach it. That speed contrast with the gyratory below is fairly predictable, even if the exact timing of the slowdown varies daily. Sudden braking as the elevated road meets the gyratory below is a classic setup for a rear-end shunt, and a car crash claim following exactly this kind of speed mismatch is something local solicitors see regularly.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Average-speed cameras cover this elevated section throughout, and ULEZ enforcement applies to the full stretch as standard. Lane closures for maintenance are relatively common given the age of the structure itself, and enforcement is stepped up whenever roadworks reduce the number of available lanes.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
No real local alternative short of coming off onto surface streets well before this section, which usually adds significant time to any journey planned this way. Generally better to accept delay here than divert through residential Hammersmith streets that weren't built for through-traffic of any volume. Neither surface route offers a genuine shortcut around the elevated section itself, so accepting the delay is usually the sensible option. No real local alternative exists here, so if a breakdown happens on the elevated section itself, best car recovery services with fast flyover-specific response are genuinely worth knowing in advance.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
Watch for sudden braking near the Hammersmith end — traffic can go from free-flowing to stationary quickly as it meets the gyratory below, and that abrupt transition catches out drivers unfamiliar with this particular stretch of road.
ULEZ & Emissions
Hammersmith and Fulham is fully inside the expanded ULEZ, running 24/7 — £12.50 a day for non-compliant vehicles. The borough's eastern edge brushes the Congestion Charge boundary too, so check tfl.gov.uk if you're heading towards central London.
Parking near Talgarth Rd/Butterwick, Putney and Mortlake
This elevated section of Talgarth Road has no parking beneath or around it — the surrounding streets near Butterwick are largely residential and fall within H&F's standard emissions-based CPZ, RingGo pay-by-phone or permit only. Given how close this is to the Hammersmith gyratory, parking demand nearby can be affected by conditions on the wider road network, particularly during any Hammersmith Bridge-related disruption elsewhere. There's no dedicated public car park serving this exact stretch, though Hammersmith Broadway's shopping centre car park is a reasonable walk away. Locals generally treat this area as a through-route rather than a parking destination, heading instead towards the calmer residential streets slightly further from the elevated road.
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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