A12 stopped traffic

Stopped traffic on the A12 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 07:25. Cleared at 08:29 after 1 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:29 on 19 Oct 2026, after 1 h 4 min

Location

A12

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~45 min

Sources

TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. 07:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~45 min
2. 07:30 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~45)
3. 07:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~31 min
4. 07:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
5. 07:53 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 07:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 08:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~31 min (reported again)
8. 08:11 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 08:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. 08:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~31 min
11. 08:29 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 08:29 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash southbound07:35 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 14:49 · cleared after 51 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 10:39 · cleared after 33 min
• A12 stopped trafficFri 07:40 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• A12 stopped trafficWed 06:50 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• A12 stopped traffic13 Oct 2026 07:24 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• A12 crash Tredegar Road both directions12 Oct 2026 07:31 · cleared after 6 h 46 min
• A12 crash A12 eastbound11 Oct 2026 18:05 · cleared after 3 h 56 min
• A12 crash11 Oct 2026 16:08 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• A12 crash A12 northbound11 Oct 2026 09:15 · cleared after 2 h 30 min

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