M42 delays J10–J9

Cleared Cleared at 09:22 on 29 Sept 2026, after 1 h 49 min.

Long delays on the M42 at J10–J9 on Tuesday 29 September 2026, from 07:32. Cleared at 09:22 after 1 h 49 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M42 · J10–J9

   Queueing traffic

   07:32–09:22 (cleared after 1 h 49 min) · delay ~28 min · queue 9.7 mi

   TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 07:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 07:41 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~4)
3. 07:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 08:32 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 08:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 08:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
7. 09:22 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 09:22 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 reported crash J10 southbound · Sun 12:50, cleared after 41 min
• M42 crash J4–J5 southbound · Fri 13:17, cleared after 4 h 53 min
• M42 closed J10 · 23 Sept 2026 02:25, cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M42 closed J10 · 22 Sept 2026 22:20, cleared after 48 min

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