A12 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 05:51 on 3 Oct 2026, after 14 min.

Stopped traffic on the A12 on Saturday 3 October 2026, from 05:37. Cleared at 05:51 after 14 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   A12

   Queueing traffic

   05:37–05:51 (cleared after 14 min) · delay ~77 min · queue 6.0 mi

   TomTom

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Timeline

1. 05:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~23 min
2. 05:42 TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~23)
3. 05:46 TomTom: delay now ~77 min (was ~50)
4. 05:51 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 05:51 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A12

• A12 crash · Thu 17:26, cleared after 28 min
• A12 stopped traffic · Tue 07:24, cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A12 crash St Leonards Road northbound · Tue 00:43, cleared after 1 h 24 min
• A12 crash · Mon 06:09, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• A12 crash A12 eastbound · 26 Sept 2026 00:57, cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A12 crash Eastern Avenue eastbound · 25 Sept 2026 23:24, cleared after 3 h 5 min
• A12 crash · 25 Sept 2026 12:14, cleared after 1 h 53 min
• A12 stopped traffic J30 · 23 Sept 2026 19:00, cleared after 33 min
• A12 crash A12 eastbound · 23 Sept 2026 14:31, cleared after 6 h 12 min
• A12 crash · 23 Sept 2026 06:34, cleared after 11 h 19 min

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