UK Roads - Traffic & Cameras
Live Traffic Reports & Cameras
$1.99
7.7for iPhone, iPad and more
6.5
3 Ratings
Coderun Technologies Ltd
Developer
4.7 MB
Size
Jan 10, 2023
Update Date
Travel
Category
4+
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About UK Roads - Traffic & Cameras
The ONLY app to show live traffic incidents, roadworks and 4,700+ cameras covering England, Scotland and Wales. The app was updated during January 2023.
KEY FEATURES
Live traffic incidents, roadworks and traffic cams covering:
- England: Traffic England for all motorways and main trunk roads: 2,000+ cameras
- Scotland: Traffic Scotland: 304 cameras
- Wales: Traffic Wales: 250 cameras
- London: TfL: 911 VIDEO cameras
- Manchester: 63 cameras
- Tyne & Wear: 261 cameras
- Essex: 35 cameras
- Tamar Crossing: 2 cameras
- Today screen widget to show at a glance the nearest current traffic incidents
- Optimised for all iPhone and iPad models.
- Dark Mode throughout the app (iOS13+).
- Sharing: you can easily share traffic camera images (and videos for TfL cameras) with your Twitter followers, Facebook friends or via email etc.
LIST VIEW
- Shows current incidents in order of distance from your current location (closest incidents are shown first).
- Each incident is colour-coded to indicate the severity of the delay.
- You can quickly see the distance the incident is from you, the road name,
the type of incident and when the incident info was updated.
- The detail view for each incident shows the description of the incident together with a map showing the exact location of the incident.
MAP VIEW
- Shows current incidents and traffic cams.
- Each incident is colour coded as well as being represented by an icon showing the incident type.
- Clicking on an incident displays more detail right there on the map.
- The map view can also show live traffic camera images.
TRAFFIC CAMS
- Toggle show/hide the cameras on the map.
- Touch a camera icon on the map to view a live camera image.
TRAFFIC CAM FAVOURITES
- Save your favourite cameras for quick access to see how clear/congested your usual routes are.
TODAY WIDGET
- Shows at a glance the nearest current traffic incidents without launching the app.
PERSONALISE
- Toggle traffic information on the map.
- Toggle auto refresh of camera images (will refresh every 10 seconds).
- Toggle always show map on app launch.
- You can configure which incidents are displayed according to the severity of the delay caused.
- Miles or Kilometres setting.
ICONS AND COLOUR CODING
- The icons on the map show the type of incident so you can see at a glance both the incident type and severity (indicated by the colour of the icon).
The incident icons currently available are:
- Accident: ambulance icon
- Congestion: standard congestion sign (3 cars) icon
- Breakdown: car with bonnet raised icon
- Signal Failure: traffic signal icon
- Event (such as football match, concert): a calendar event icon
- Snow or flooding: the appropriate icon
- Other/Hazard/Incident: standard hazard (exclamation mark) icon
Incidents are colour coded accruing to severity:
- Red: severe; delays of one hour or more, or road/exit closed
- Orange: medium; delays 15 minutes or more
- Green: minor; delays less than 15 minutes
CONTACT
- Email me for feature requests/bug reports etc. I would love to hear from you!
- Follow @ukroadsapp on Twitter for latest news on the app.
KEY FEATURES
Live traffic incidents, roadworks and traffic cams covering:
- England: Traffic England for all motorways and main trunk roads: 2,000+ cameras
- Scotland: Traffic Scotland: 304 cameras
- Wales: Traffic Wales: 250 cameras
- London: TfL: 911 VIDEO cameras
- Manchester: 63 cameras
- Tyne & Wear: 261 cameras
- Essex: 35 cameras
- Tamar Crossing: 2 cameras
- Today screen widget to show at a glance the nearest current traffic incidents
- Optimised for all iPhone and iPad models.
- Dark Mode throughout the app (iOS13+).
- Sharing: you can easily share traffic camera images (and videos for TfL cameras) with your Twitter followers, Facebook friends or via email etc.
LIST VIEW
- Shows current incidents in order of distance from your current location (closest incidents are shown first).
- Each incident is colour-coded to indicate the severity of the delay.
- You can quickly see the distance the incident is from you, the road name,
the type of incident and when the incident info was updated.
- The detail view for each incident shows the description of the incident together with a map showing the exact location of the incident.
MAP VIEW
- Shows current incidents and traffic cams.
- Each incident is colour coded as well as being represented by an icon showing the incident type.
- Clicking on an incident displays more detail right there on the map.
- The map view can also show live traffic camera images.
TRAFFIC CAMS
- Toggle show/hide the cameras on the map.
- Touch a camera icon on the map to view a live camera image.
TRAFFIC CAM FAVOURITES
- Save your favourite cameras for quick access to see how clear/congested your usual routes are.
TODAY WIDGET
- Shows at a glance the nearest current traffic incidents without launching the app.
PERSONALISE
- Toggle traffic information on the map.
- Toggle auto refresh of camera images (will refresh every 10 seconds).
- Toggle always show map on app launch.
- You can configure which incidents are displayed according to the severity of the delay caused.
- Miles or Kilometres setting.
ICONS AND COLOUR CODING
- The icons on the map show the type of incident so you can see at a glance both the incident type and severity (indicated by the colour of the icon).
The incident icons currently available are:
- Accident: ambulance icon
- Congestion: standard congestion sign (3 cars) icon
- Breakdown: car with bonnet raised icon
- Signal Failure: traffic signal icon
- Event (such as football match, concert): a calendar event icon
- Snow or flooding: the appropriate icon
- Other/Hazard/Incident: standard hazard (exclamation mark) icon
Incidents are colour coded accruing to severity:
- Red: severe; delays of one hour or more, or road/exit closed
- Orange: medium; delays 15 minutes or more
- Green: minor; delays less than 15 minutes
CONTACT
- Email me for feature requests/bug reports etc. I would love to hear from you!
- Follow @ukroadsapp on Twitter for latest news on the app.
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What's New in the Latest Version 7.7
Last updated on Jan 10, 2023
Old Versions
-Minor fixes and enhancements.
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Version History
7.7
Jan 10, 2023
-Minor fixes and enhancements.
7.6
Sep 23, 2022
- Updated for iOS16 (include map upgrade).
- Increased the size of the Favorites screen on the iPad (based on user feedback).
- Fix for buttons not appearing on the map toolbar with the Bold Text Accessibility option enabled.
- Increased the size of the Favorites screen on the iPad (based on user feedback).
- Fix for buttons not appearing on the map toolbar with the Bold Text Accessibility option enabled.
7.5
Jan 6, 2021
- Fix for crash when showing incidents on the iPad.
7.4
Jan 3, 2021
- Fix for intermittent crashing on the iPad (when viewing an incident).
- Fix for crash when sharing traffic camera images on the iPad.
- Fix for crash when sharing traffic camera images on the iPad.
7.31
Jun 25, 2020
Fix for buttons not appearing on the map toolbar when Bold Text Accessibility option enabled.
7.1
Feb 14, 2020
- Camera Sharing: you can now easily share traffic camera images (and videos for TfL cameras) with your Twitter followers, Facebook friends or via email etc. Press the sharing button on the camera screen to get started.
- Increased the size of the Favourites screen on the iPad (based on user feedback).
- Increased the size of the Favourites screen on the iPad (based on user feedback).
7.0
Feb 7, 2020
- Dark Mode throughout the app (iOS13+).
- New cameras for the Greater Manchester area.
- Disabled the "pull out" gesture on the iPad in portrait mode (following user feedback). Please use in landscape mode if you want to see the incident list.
- New cameras for the Greater Manchester area.
- Disabled the "pull out" gesture on the iPad in portrait mode (following user feedback). Please use in landscape mode if you want to see the incident list.
6.3
Dec 5, 2018
-Updated for iOS12
-Updated for new iPhones (XS, XS Max and XR)
-Updated for new iPhones (XS, XS Max and XR)
6.2
Nov 29, 2017
-Fix for map view toolbar not displaying on non iOS11 devices.
6.0
-Updated for iOS11 and the new iPhone X (looks and works brilliantly on the iPhone X!!).
-Option to use miles or kilometres.
-New iPad toolbar.
-Various performance improvements and fixes.
6.0
-Updated for iOS11 and the new iPhone X (looks and works brilliantly on the iPhone X!!).
-Option to use miles or kilometres.
-New iPad toolbar.
-Various performance improvements and fixes.
6.0
Nov 28, 2017
-Updated for iOS11 and the new iPhone X (looks and works brilliantly on the iPhone X!!).
-Option to use miles or kilometres.
-New iPad toolbar.
-Various performance improvements and fixes.
-Option to use miles or kilometres.
-New iPad toolbar.
-Various performance improvements and fixes.
5.2
Feb 6, 2017
5.2:
-Bug fix for showing map on launch.
5.1:
New Features:
-Search function on the list screen (also filters on the map screen).
-New setting to enable auto refresh of camera images (will refresh every 10 seconds).
-New setting to always show map on app launch.
-Additional incident icons on map: collision, car fire, police incident.
Bug Fixes:
-Fix formatting of incident description on detail view.
As always I really appreciate your reviews, so please keep them coming, it's especially important after a new release as all ratings are reset. Thanks :-)
-Bug fix for showing map on launch.
5.1:
New Features:
-Search function on the list screen (also filters on the map screen).
-New setting to enable auto refresh of camera images (will refresh every 10 seconds).
-New setting to always show map on app launch.
-Additional incident icons on map: collision, car fire, police incident.
Bug Fixes:
-Fix formatting of incident description on detail view.
As always I really appreciate your reviews, so please keep them coming, it's especially important after a new release as all ratings are reset. Thanks :-)
5.1
Feb 1, 2017
New Features:
-Search function on the list screen (also filters on the map screen).
-New setting to enable auto refresh of camera images (will refresh every 10 seconds).
-New setting to always show map on app launch.
-Additional incident icons on map: collision, car fire, police incident.
Bug Fixes:
-Fix formatting of incident description on detail view.
As always I really appreciate your reviews, so please keep them coming, it's especially important after a new release as all ratings are reset. Thanks :-)
-Search function on the list screen (also filters on the map screen).
-New setting to enable auto refresh of camera images (will refresh every 10 seconds).
-New setting to always show map on app launch.
-Additional incident icons on map: collision, car fire, police incident.
Bug Fixes:
-Fix formatting of incident description on detail view.
As always I really appreciate your reviews, so please keep them coming, it's especially important after a new release as all ratings are reset. Thanks :-)
5.0
Sep 22, 2016
Major update with some great new features:
-Camera Favourites: you can now save cameras on your usual routes for quick access from the new Favourites tab. You can re-order the list so they are ordered according to your journey. There is an option to see the images either small or large.
-New "Today Widget" to show at a glance the nearest current traffic incidents without launching the app. To enable the widget on iOS 10, swipe left on the lock screen and tap "Edit, then scroll down and add the new UK Roads widget.
-Updated for iOS 10 compatibility.
As ever, your great reviews keep the updates coming. If you like this update please take a minute to leave a review, it really does help!
-Camera Favourites: you can now save cameras on your usual routes for quick access from the new Favourites tab. You can re-order the list so they are ordered according to your journey. There is an option to see the images either small or large.
-New "Today Widget" to show at a glance the nearest current traffic incidents without launching the app. To enable the widget on iOS 10, swipe left on the lock screen and tap "Edit, then scroll down and add the new UK Roads widget.
-Updated for iOS 10 compatibility.
As ever, your great reviews keep the updates coming. If you like this update please take a minute to leave a review, it really does help!
4.3
Mar 29, 2016
-Now includes roadworks information with an additional setting to specify severity of roadworks to display.
If you are finding the app useful I would really appreciate a review; if you have any specific feedback please send me an email, thanks!
If you are finding the app useful I would really appreciate a review; if you have any specific feedback please send me an email, thanks!
4.2
Mar 1, 2016
- The Transport for London traffic cameras now display nearly live video clips. The videos give a better indication of the actual traffic flow compared to static images. Each clip is five seconds long and they will normally update every five minutes.
- Traffic cam images/videos can now be refreshed using the new refresh button on the camera screen.
- New icon for wind on the map.
- Traffic cam images/videos can now be refreshed using the new refresh button on the camera screen.
- New icon for wind on the map.
4.1
Jan 20, 2016
The app now includes all Highways Agency England traffic cameras! These cameras cover the main motorways and trunk roads in England.
- Includes all Highways Agency traffic cameras.
- Includes all Tyne & Wear traffic cameras.
- Camera clustering: due to the large number of cameras on the map it was necessary to cluster the cameras when zoomed out (for performance reasons).
- Improved stability of camera switching on and off (as reported by one reviewer).
- New map icons for snow and flooding.
- Includes all Highways Agency traffic cameras.
- Includes all Tyne & Wear traffic cameras.
- Camera clustering: due to the large number of cameras on the map it was necessary to cluster the cameras when zoomed out (for performance reasons).
- Improved stability of camera switching on and off (as reported by one reviewer).
- New map icons for snow and flooding.
4.0
Jan 12, 2016
Major update for January 2016:
***Many apologies for the poor service over the past couple of weeks. This was caused by a problem with one of my data feeds.***
- Traffic feeds and cameras now working after a problem over the Christmas period.
- Fully optimised for the various iPhone screen sizes. Looks great on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus!
- Traffic flow information now available in the map view (iOS9 only).
***Many apologies for the poor service over the past couple of weeks. This was caused by a problem with one of my data feeds.***
- Traffic feeds and cameras now working after a problem over the Christmas period.
- Fully optimised for the various iPhone screen sizes. Looks great on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus!
- Traffic flow information now available in the map view (iOS9 only).
3.1
Nov 3, 2012
- Traffic Incidents displayed from Traffic Wales
- Live traffic camera images from Traffic Wales (199 cameras)
- Live traffic camera images from Traffic Wales (199 cameras)
3.0
Sep 24, 2012
- Fix for change in Highways Agency data feed
- iPhone 5 Optimisation. The app now akes advantage of the taller screen by displaying a taller incident list, and a taller map.
- iOS 6 Compatible
Many apologies for the problems with the app over the last few days. This was due to the Highways Agency changing their data feed without informing the data users.
- iPhone 5 Optimisation. The app now akes advantage of the taller screen by displaying a taller incident list, and a taller map.
- iOS 6 Compatible
Many apologies for the problems with the app over the last few days. This was due to the Highways Agency changing their data feed without informing the data users.
2.21
Aug 3, 2012
- Added Traffic Scotland traffic cams (222 cameras)
- Uses new TFL traffic cam feed (386 cameras)
- Uses new TFL traffic cam feed (386 cameras)
2.2
Jun 21, 2012
UK Roads is now a Universal App - designed for both the iPhone and the iPad
The iPad version is optimised for the larger iPad screen, both portrait and landscape modes. It also takes full advantage of the Retina display on the new iPad.
The iPad version is optimised for the larger iPad screen, both portrait and landscape modes. It also takes full advantage of the Retina display on the new iPad.
2.1
May 29, 2012
Traffic cams added for:
- The Scottish road network: 222 cameras
- Newcastle: 60 cameras
- Tyne Tunnel: 8 cameras
- Leeds: 35 cameras
- Bradford: 26 cameras
- Sheffield: 28 cameras
If you are finding the app useful, please leave a rating/review.
Contact me from within the app for feature requests/bug reports etc. I would love to hear from you!
Thanks for your support.
- The Scottish road network: 222 cameras
- Newcastle: 60 cameras
- Tyne Tunnel: 8 cameras
- Leeds: 35 cameras
- Bradford: 26 cameras
- Sheffield: 28 cameras
If you are finding the app useful, please leave a rating/review.
Contact me from within the app for feature requests/bug reports etc. I would love to hear from you!
Thanks for your support.
2.0.1
Apr 27, 2012
v2.0.1
Critical bug fix to deal with a change in one of the traffic data feeds.
v2.0
TRAFFIC CAMS
- Live traffic camera images are now be displayed on the map. Press the traffic camera button to show/hide the cameras. Then simply touch a camera icon on the map to view a live camera image from that location.
At the moment camera images are available for London roads only (courtesy of TfL). As we get access to more cameras we will be adding them to the map.
REDESIGNED MAP VIEW
- The map can now be viewed full screen to give a clearer picture of where incidents are. Pressing an incident icon now shows the incident information directly on the map, it no longer navigates away to another screen.
MAP ICONS TO REPRESENT TRAFFIC INCIDENT TYPES
- The icons on the map now show the type of incident so you can see at a glance both the incident type and severity (indicated by the colour of the icon).
The incident icons currently available are:
Accident - ambulance icon
Congestion - standard congestion sign (3 cars) icon
Breakdown - car with bonnet raised icon
Signal Failure - traffic signal icon
Event (such as football match, concert) - a calendar event icon
Other/Hazard/Incident - standard hazard (exclamation mark) icon
Critical bug fix to deal with a change in one of the traffic data feeds.
v2.0
TRAFFIC CAMS
- Live traffic camera images are now be displayed on the map. Press the traffic camera button to show/hide the cameras. Then simply touch a camera icon on the map to view a live camera image from that location.
At the moment camera images are available for London roads only (courtesy of TfL). As we get access to more cameras we will be adding them to the map.
REDESIGNED MAP VIEW
- The map can now be viewed full screen to give a clearer picture of where incidents are. Pressing an incident icon now shows the incident information directly on the map, it no longer navigates away to another screen.
MAP ICONS TO REPRESENT TRAFFIC INCIDENT TYPES
- The icons on the map now show the type of incident so you can see at a glance both the incident type and severity (indicated by the colour of the icon).
The incident icons currently available are:
Accident - ambulance icon
Congestion - standard congestion sign (3 cars) icon
Breakdown - car with bonnet raised icon
Signal Failure - traffic signal icon
Event (such as football match, concert) - a calendar event icon
Other/Hazard/Incident - standard hazard (exclamation mark) icon
2.0
Apr 23, 2012
TRAFFIC CAMS
- Live traffic camera images are now be displayed on the map. Press the traffic camera button to show/hide the cameras. Then simply touch a camera icon on the map to view a live camera image from that location.
At the moment camera images are available for London roads only (courtesy of TfL). As we get access to more cameras we will be adding them to the map.
REDESIGNED MAP VIEW
- The map can now be viewed full screen to give a clearer picture of where incidents are. Pressing an incident icon now shows the incident information directly on the map, it no longer navigates away to another screen.
MAP ICONS TO REPRESENT TRAFFIC INCIDENT TYPES
- The icons on the map now show the type of incident so you can see at a glance both the incident type and severity (indicated by the colour of the icon).
The incident icons currently available are:
Accident - ambulance icon
Congestion - standard congestion sign (3 cars) icon
Breakdown - car with bonnet raised icon
Signal Failure - traffic signal icon
Event (such as football match, concert) - a calendar event icon
Other/Hazard/Incident - standard hazard (exclamation mark) icon
- Live traffic camera images are now be displayed on the map. Press the traffic camera button to show/hide the cameras. Then simply touch a camera icon on the map to view a live camera image from that location.
At the moment camera images are available for London roads only (courtesy of TfL). As we get access to more cameras we will be adding them to the map.
REDESIGNED MAP VIEW
- The map can now be viewed full screen to give a clearer picture of where incidents are. Pressing an incident icon now shows the incident information directly on the map, it no longer navigates away to another screen.
MAP ICONS TO REPRESENT TRAFFIC INCIDENT TYPES
- The icons on the map now show the type of incident so you can see at a glance both the incident type and severity (indicated by the colour of the icon).
The incident icons currently available are:
Accident - ambulance icon
Congestion - standard congestion sign (3 cars) icon
Breakdown - car with bonnet raised icon
Signal Failure - traffic signal icon
Event (such as football match, concert) - a calendar event icon
Other/Hazard/Incident - standard hazard (exclamation mark) icon
1.3
Apr 4, 2012
- Coverage of all roads in Greater London. UK Roads now displays traffic incidents and roadworks data from Transport for London (TFL).
- The list screen now shows how long ago the incident was updated.
- The list screen has been condensed and now shows more incidents.
- The list screen now shows how long ago the incident was updated.
- The list screen has been condensed and now shows more incidents.
UK Roads - Traffic & Cameras FAQ
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iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
UK Roads - Traffic & Cameras supports English
