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M42 delays J10–J9

Cleared Cleared at 09:52 on 12 Oct 2026, after 2 h 36 min.

Long delays on the M42 at J10–J9 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 07:15. Cleared at 09:52 after 2 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

  1. M42 · J10–J9

    Queueing traffic

    yesterday 07:15–yesterday 09:52 (cleared after 2 h 36 min) · delay ~20 min · queue 10.4 mi

    TomTom ×11

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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  2. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  5. TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
  8. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  10. TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~5)
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~22 min
  12. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  13. TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~22), “Slow traffic”
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~14 min
  15. TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~14)
  16. TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4)
  17. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
  18. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  19. TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~8)
  20. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16), “Slow traffic”
  21. TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~11)
  22. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  23. TomTom no longer reports it
  24. All clear: no source reports it any more

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