A12 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 08:28 on 29 Sept 2026, after 1 h 4 min.

Stopped traffic on the A12 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, from 07:24. Cleared at 08:28 after 1 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

A12

Queueing traffic

07:24–08:28 (cleared after 1 h 4 min) · delay ~26 min · queue 3.7 mi

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Timeline

07:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
07:28 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~19)
07:37 TomTom no longer reports it
07:37 All clear: no source reports it any more
07:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
08:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min
08:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
08:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
08:19 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~15)
08:28 TomTom no longer reports it
08:28 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

Stationary traffic
Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A12

A12 crash St Leonards Road northbound · 00:43, cleared after 1 h 24 min
A12 crash · yesterday 06:09, cleared after 1 h 59 min
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A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound · Fri 23:24, cleared after 3 h 5 min
A12 crash · Fri 12:14, cleared after 1 h 53 min
A12 stopped traffic J30 · Wed 19:00, cleared after 33 min
A12 crash A12 eastbound · Wed 14:31, cleared after 6 h 12 min
A12 crash · 23 Sept 2026 06:34, cleared after 11 h 19 min
A12 crash · 22 Sept 2026 23:54, cleared after 40 min
A12 closed Brunswick Road (E30) → A102 · 22 Sept 2026 23:23, cleared after 6 h 2 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.