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A12 stopped traffic

Cleared Cleared at 18:25 on 8 Oct 2026, after 2 h 17 min.

Stopped traffic on the A12 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 16:07. Cleared at 18:25 after 2 h 17 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

  1. A12

    Queueing traffic

    Thu 16:07–Thu 18:25 (cleared after 2 h 17 min) · delay ~20 min · queue 11.9 mi

    TomTom ×7

At its worst: stationary traffic

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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
  2. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  3. TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
  4. TomTom no longer reports it
  5. All clear: no source reports it any more
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
  7. TomTom no longer reports it
  8. All clear: no source reports it any more
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
  10. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~19 min
  12. TomTom no longer reports it
  13. All clear: no source reports it any more
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~17 min (reported again)
  15. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
  16. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  17. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  18. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
  19. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
  20. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  21. TomTom no longer reports it
  22. All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

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