About This Camera
Camera Location & Hazard Overview
Ealing Broadway station and the borough's main shopping centre sit right at this junction of Uxbridge Road and Chapel Road, in central Ealing and one of the busiest retail and transport hubs covered in this dataset. It's genuinely difficult to find a quiet moment here during shopping hours, given how many different types of traffic converge on this single point.
Traffic Pattern & Congestion Trends
Dense traffic holds throughout the day given Ealing Broadway's role as a major shopping and transport interchange, with buses, taxis and shoppers all converging here alongside the usual through-traffic on Uxbridge Road. Saturday afternoons regularly rank among the busiest periods recorded anywhere on the Uxbridge Road corridor through Ealing. Regular users learn to read small visual cues on this camera long before an official delay is reported, and the mix of buses, taxis and shoppers here is a fairly typical setting for a minor whiplash claim after a sudden stop.
Traffic Fines & Camera Enforcement
Extensive bus lane and box junction camera enforcement covers this stretch, reflecting Ealing Broadway's importance as a bus and rail interchange. Taxi ranks nearby add a further layer of enforcement focus given the volume of pick-ups and drop-offs. These measures reflect how consistently this junction is used, both by through-traffic and local residents.
Road Closures & Alternative Routes
The Uxbridge Road itself is difficult to avoid for anyone needing central Ealing, though drivers only passing through can use the North Circular via Hanger Lane to bypass the town centre entirely. Shoppers with real flexibility generally park at one of the borough's outer car parks and walk the final stretch into Ealing Broadway. Local drivers generally have a preferred back-up route memorised for exactly this kind of situation.
Driver Safety & Local Tips
If you don't specifically need Ealing Broadway itself, routing around the town centre via the North Circular is often faster than pushing through this junction during shopping hours. Regulars pick this up quickly, though it catches out anyone using this road for the first time.
ULEZ & Emissions
Ealing has sat inside the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone since it went London-wide in August 2023, meaning non-compliant vehicles pay £12.50 a day anywhere in the borough, including the whole of the A40 and Uxbridge Road corridors. Check compliance for your specific vehicle at tfl.gov.uk/ulez before travelling.
Parking near Uxbridge Rd/Chapel Rd, Southall and Uxbridge
Central Ealing's parking is anchored by The Broadway Shopping Centre car park and the Bond Street car park, both walking distance from Ealing Broadway station and the main shopping streets. On-street pay-and-display exists but fills quickly given the volume of shoppers, commuters and station users converging here daily. An Ealing Council CPZ covers residential side streets, typically Monday to Saturday daytime, with single yellow lines strictly enforced in this busy town centre. Weekend shopping trips see the heaviest competition for both car park space and street bays. Full parking information, permits and PCN appeals: ealing.gov.uk/parking.
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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