About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
Independent shops, cafes and a solidly residential population keep this stretch of Uxbridge Road busy for reasons that have nothing to do with commuting at all. This is west London's version of a proper local high street, and the traffic reflects that all-day character rather than sharp rush-hour peaks you'd see elsewhere on this list. That all-day character, rather than sharp defined peaks, is genuinely what sets this stretch apart from busier roads nearby in the borough. If you're watching for road closures or delays on A40 / Local Routes, this live camera feed is worth checking first.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Builds steadily through the morning and stays fairly consistent into the afternoon given the shopping activity along the parade, with an added peak around school finishing times that's distinct from the usual commuter rush hour. Evening congestion is typical of a well-used arterial road feeding into Shepherd's Bush at day's end. Weekend traffic here follows shopping patterns rather than school-run ones, giving Saturdays a genuinely different rhythm to weekdays.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Bus lanes along Uxbridge Road are camera-enforced throughout, and loading restrictions on the shopping parade are actively monitored given how much delivery traffic the shops generate daily. ULEZ cameras cover the full length here as standard, matching the coverage found elsewhere in the borough. Loading bay disputes aside, a car accident compensation claim involving a delivery vehicle pulling out unexpectedly on Uxbridge Road is a fairly ordinary occurrence given how much delivery traffic this parade generates.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
Askew Road itself offers a quieter route for local trips not needing the main shopping parade specifically; Goldhawk Road to the south is an alternative for those heading towards Hammersmith rather than Shepherd's Bush Green directly. Given how closely tied to the school run this stretch's worst congestion actually is, shifting your journey outside the 8.30-9am and 3-3.30pm windows tends to help far more than any physical diversion would. School run congestion here occasionally results in minor prangs, and a claim accident car case involving a badly parked school-run vehicle isn't unusual around 8.45am specifically.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
Passing through around 3.15pm on a weekday? Expect a slower crawl than the traffic feed might suggest at a glance — school pickup noticeably affects this junction in a way that isn't always obvious from the camera alone.
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 Uxbridge Rd/Askew Rd, Putney and Mortlake
Uxbridge Road's parade of independent shops creates steady all-day parking demand along this stretch, with short-stay pay-by-phone bays outside the busiest shopfronts and loading restrictions enforced closely given constant delivery activity. The surrounding residential streets fall within H&F's standard emissions-based CPZ, RingGo pay-by-phone or permit only, generally free outside controlled hours and on Sundays. There's no significant public car park directly serving this stretch. Locals doing a quick shop tend to use the short-stay bays directly on Uxbridge Road rather than the residential permit bays just off it, reserved for permit holders during controlled hours. School run times add a further layer of parking pressure around 8.30am and 3.15pm.
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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