A12 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 08:13 on 14 Oct 2026, after 1 h 22 min.

Stopped traffic on the A12 on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 06:50. Cleared at 08:13 after 1 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A12

   Queueing traffic

   06:50–08:13 (cleared after 1 h 22 min) · delay ~26 min · queue 8.5 mi

   TomTom ×4

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Timeline

1. 06:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 07:09 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 07:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 07:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
5. 07:18 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~13)
6. 07:31 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~15)
7. 07:36 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 07:36 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. 07:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min
10. 07:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
11. 08:04 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19)
12. 08:08 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~13)
13. 08:13 TomTom no longer reports it
14. 08:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash Tredegar Road both directions · Mon 07:31, cleared after 6 h 46 min
• A12 crash A12 eastbound · Sun 18:05, cleared after 3 h 56 min
• A12 crash · Sun 16:08, cleared after 1 h 37 min
• A12 crash A12 northbound · Sun 09:15, cleared after 2 h 30 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West · 7 Oct 2026 06:50, cleared after 7 h 9 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West eastbound · 6 Oct 2026 16:54, cleared after 24 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue westbound · 6 Oct 2026 14:14, cleared after 2 h 48 min
• A12 crash southbound · 5 Oct 2026 13:35, cleared after 42 min
• A12 stopped traffic · 3 Oct 2026 05:37, cleared after 14 min
• A12 crash · 1 Oct 2026 17:26, cleared after 28 min

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