A38 stopped traffic
Stopped traffic on the A38 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 11:54. Cleared at 12:59 after 1 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.
- Status
- Cleared 12:59 on 19 Oct 2026, after 1 h 4 min
- Location
- A38
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~64 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×2
Timeline
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~22 min
- TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~22)
- TomTom: delay now ~47 min (was ~29)
- TomTom: delay now ~46 min (was ~34)
- TomTom: delay now ~64 min (was ~46)
- TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~59)
- TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~28)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
Source reports
- Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle
- Queuing traffic
Other recent incidents on the A38
- A38 crash northbound
- A38 closed
- A38 stopped traffic Beer Lane → Gipsy Lane
- A38 closed A388 → Tamar Bridge / B3271
- A38 crash J6
- A38 stopped traffic
- A38 stopped traffic Ironbridge Road → Longford
- A38 closed Tamar Bridge Roundabout → B3271
- A38 closed A379 → A380
- A38 closed Tamar Bridge Roundabout → B3271
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.