A12 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 18:12 on 2 Oct 2026, after 1 h 23 min.

Stopped traffic on the A12 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 16:49. Cleared at 18:12 after 1 h 23 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A12

   Queueing traffic

   Fri 16:49–Fri 18:12 (cleared after 1 h 23 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 6.9 mi

   TomTom ×4

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~30 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 16:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Fri 16:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min
3. Fri 17:02 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Fri 17:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Fri 17:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
6. Fri 17:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Fri 17:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Fri 17:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
9. Fri 18:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
10. Fri 18:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Fri 18:12 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Fri 18:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 stopped traffic · 06:50, cleared after 1 h 22 min
• A12 stopped traffic · yesterday 07:24, cleared after 2 h 13 min
• 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 stopped traffic · Thu 16:07, cleared after 2 h 17 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

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