A42 stopped traffic

Stopped traffic on the A42 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 16:55. Cleared at 17:27 after 32 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:27 on 9 Nov 2026, after 32 min

Location

A42

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 16:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
2. 17:23 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~32)
3. 17:27 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 17:27 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A42

• A42 reported crash southbound16:43 · cleared after 50 min
• A42 delaysSat 13:11 · cleared after 51 min
• A42 crashWed 09:08 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• A42 stopped traffic28 Oct 2026 15:15 · cleared after 1 h 34 min
• A42 closed16 Oct 2026 16:15 · cleared after 37 min
• A42 reported crash southbound11 Oct 2026 15:55 · cleared after 65 h 39 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.