Four new box junction cameras on the A222 in Chislehurst issued 198 fines from 14 October to 5 November. The junction with The Shaw caught the most drivers.

New cameras at four yellow box junctions in Chislehurst issued 198 penalty charge notices in their first 23 days of full enforcement. The figures cover 14 October to 5 November and come from a written answer to a councillor’s question at Bromley Council’s environment scrutiny committee on 10 November (Bromley Council, written questions from councillors).

All four junctions are on the A222 through Chislehurst. The council says more than 30,000 vehicles use that road every day.

Overview

  • 198 fines were issued at the four Chislehurst junctions between 14 October and 5 November.
  • The Shaw junction on Bromley Lane issued the most, 84, even though enforcement there was paused for several days for roadworks.
  • 174 warning notices went out in the two weeks before fines started.
  • The council says that is about nine fines a day, or 0.03% of the vehicles using the road.

Fines at each junction

The council gave these figures for full penalty charge notices from 14 October to 5 November:

Junction Fines Warning notices, 30 Sept to 13 Oct
Bromley Lane / The Shaw 84 123
Bromley Road / Old Hill 66 18
Bromley Lane / Shepherds Green 43 5
Bromley Lane / Perry Street / Ashfield Lane 5 28
Total 198 174

The council said enforcement at The Shaw “was stopped for a number of days due to local road works”, so its total would otherwise have been higher.

The pattern changed once fines replaced warnings. Shepherds Green produced only five warnings in the first fortnight but 43 fines afterwards. Perry Street went the other way, from 28 warnings to five fines.

Councillor Alison Stammers asked how much money the fines had raised and how many had been appealed. The written answer gave neither figure.

How much the cameras earn across the borough

A separate answer at the same meeting set out what the council’s moving traffic cameras have made since it took over enforcement from the police. They cover box junctions, banned turns and other moving traffic offences across the borough.

When councillors agreed to take on the powers in 2020, the report said the cameras “would generate a net additional annual income from year 2 of £3.06m” (Bromley Council, written questions from the public; report ES20035). Net income has never come close:

  • 2021/22: £247,744
  • 2022/23: £1,820,083
  • 2023/24: £1,716,213
  • 2024/25: £1,147,475
  • 2025/26: £947,514

Last year’s figure is less than a third of the forecast.

Bar chart of Bromley Council's net income from moving traffic cameras: £247,744 in 2021/22, £1,820,083 in 2022/23, £1,716,213 in 2023/24, £1,147,475 in 2024/25 and £947,514 in 2025/26, against a forecast of £3.06m a year
Chart by Bromley Online, from Bromley Council written answers to the Environment and Community Services PDS Committee, 10 November 2026.
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What it means for you

  • If you drive the A222 through Chislehurst, the four box junctions are now enforced by camera. Do not enter a box unless your exit is clear. The one exception is waiting to turn right when oncoming traffic is in the way (Bromley Council, moving traffic contraventions).
  • If you have had a ticket from one of these junctions, the notice sets out how to challenge it and the deadline for paying at the reduced rate.
  • The Shaw and Shepherds Green are the two junctions where most drivers are being caught.

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