A12 stopped traffic

Stopped traffic on the A12 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 10:39. Cleared at 11:12 after 33 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 11:12 on 16 Oct 2026, after 33 min

Location

A12

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~43 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 10:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~43 min
2. 10:53 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~34)
3. 10:57 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19)
4. 11:12 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 11:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 stopped traffic07:40 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• A12 stopped trafficWed 06:50 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• A12 stopped trafficTue 07:24 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• A12 crash Tredegar Road both directionsMon 07:31 · cleared after 6 h 46 min
• A12 crash A12 eastboundSun 18:05 · cleared after 3 h 56 min
• A12 crashSun 16:08 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• A12 crash A12 northboundSun 09:15 · cleared after 2 h 30 min
• A12 stopped traffic8 Oct 2026 16:07 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West7 Oct 2026 06:50 · cleared after 7 h 9 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue West eastbound6 Oct 2026 16:54 · cleared after 24 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.