A20 stopped traffic

Stopped traffic on the A20 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 09:20. Cleared at 14:36 after 5 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 14:36 on 24 Oct 2026, after 5 h 16 min

Location

A20

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~23 min

Sources

TomTom ×8

Timeline

1. Sat 09:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Sat 09:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Sat 09:29 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~8), “Stationary traffic”
4. Sat 09:38 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
5. Sat 10:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~18 min
6. Sat 10:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
7. Sat 10:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
8. Sat 10:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~21 min
9. Sat 10:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
10. Sat 10:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sat 10:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min (reported again)
12. Sat 10:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. Sat 11:01 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~3), “Queuing traffic”
14. Sat 11:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Sat 11:14 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4)
16. Sat 11:19 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
17. Sat 11:24 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~15), “Slow traffic”
18. Sat 12:00 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Sat 12:00 All clear: no source reports it any more
20. Sat 12:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
21. Sat 12:14 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~3)
22. Sat 12:19 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
23. Sat 12:32 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~21), “Slow traffic”
24. Sat 12:37 TomTom no longer reports it
25. Sat 12:37 All clear: no source reports it any more
26. Sat 12:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
27. Sat 12:55 TomTom no longer reports it
28. Sat 12:55 All clear: no source reports it any more
29. Sat 13:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
30. Sat 13:05 TomTom no longer reports it
31. Sat 13:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
32. Sat 13:27 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
33. Sat 13:37 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Sat 13:37 All clear: no source reports it any more
35. Sat 13:41 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
36. Sat 13:50 TomTom: “Heavy traffic, Broken down vehicle”
37. Sat 13:55 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”
38. Sat 14:09 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic, Broken down vehicle”
39. Sat 14:13 TomTom: “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
40. Sat 14:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”
41. Sat 14:22 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~1 min
42. Sat 14:32 TomTom: “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
43. Sat 14:36 TomTom no longer reports it
44. Sat 14:36 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Heavy traffic, Broken down vehicle

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• A20 crash westbound6 Oct 2026 13:04 · cleared after 2 h 25 min

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