About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
Slightly east of the Butterwick section, still on the elevated A4 through West Kensington, this camera is worth checking before you commit to joining the road from this direction — it's a good early read on how the run towards Hammersmith is shaping up before you're fully locked into the flow of traffic. That early-warning function is genuinely the most useful thing this particular camera offers to anyone planning a journey this way. Checking this camera's live feed for A4 takes seconds and beats guessing what today's traffic actually looks like.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Moves well outside peak hours, matching the free-flowing character of the rest of this elevated corridor generally. Backs up during the morning and evening commute as it approaches the Hammersmith gyratory, much like the neighbouring section further along the same road. Weekend traffic is noticeably lighter and faster-moving throughout. Sunday mornings in particular can feel almost motorway-quiet here, a genuine contrast to the grind of a Monday commute on the same stretch. A slow-moving feed here often precedes a rear-end shunt further along, and a no fault accident claim is the typical outcome for drivers caught out by someone else's late braking ahead.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Average-speed and ULEZ cameras cover this stretch, matching the rest of the elevated Talgarth Road corridor in terms of monitoring and enforcement standards applied consistently along the entire route through this section. Enforcement here matches the rest of the elevated Talgarth Road corridor closely, given the consistent design and traffic character throughout.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
As with the Butterwick section, there's little practical local diversion available — the surface roads beneath and around aren't built to absorb through-traffic volumes of any real size, so accepting delay is usually the more sensible option here. Neither surface route offers a genuine shortcut around the elevated section itself, so accepting the delay is usually the sensible choice. Given the elevated section's grade-separated design, adjusting your approach speed matters more here than attempting a ground-level diversion. A slow-moving feed here sometimes ends in a not at fault accident claim for drivers rear-ended while easing off in good time, so following distance matters more on this stretch than the speed limit alone suggests.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
A slow-moving feed here usually means it's worth delaying your journey rather than joining a queue that's only going to get worse towards Hammersmith, particularly if you're travelling during the height of rush hour.
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/Gliddon Rd, Hammersmith
Gliddon Road and the surrounding streets sit within H&F's standard emissions-based CPZ, RingGo pay-by-phone or permit only, in a stretch that's predominantly residential despite the busy elevated A4 running directly overhead. Given the road's grade-separated design, there's minimal traffic noise disruption to on-street parking compared with ground-level busy roads, which makes this a slightly more pleasant spot to park than you might expect. Single yellow lines match the CPZ's controlled hours and become free once the zone's daily controls end. The elevated road above means there's simply no room for anything beyond the residential kerb bays lining Gliddon Road itself. This is a reasonably manageable stretch to find casual parking outside the sharpest weekday peak hours, particularly compared with the busier junctions closer to Hammersmith itself.
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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