M42 delays J5–J4

Cleared Cleared at 18:32 on 6 Oct 2026, after 3 h 13 min.

Long delays on the M42 at J5–J4 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 15:19. Cleared at 18:32 after 3 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M42 · J5–J4

   Queueing traffic

   15:19–18:32 (cleared after 3 h 13 min) · delay ~26 min · queue 6.3 mi

   TomTom ×7

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Timeline

1. 15:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 15:28 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~4)
3. 15:32 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9), “Queuing traffic”
4. 15:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 15:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 15:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 15:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 16:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 16:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 16:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~26 min
12. 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
13. 16:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min
14. 16:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
15. 16:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
16. 17:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
17. 17:09 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 17:09 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. 17:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
20. 17:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. 17:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. 18:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. 18:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. 18:32 TomTom no longer reports it
25. 18:32 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic

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• M42 closed J10 · 23 Sept 2026 02:25, cleared after 1 h 6 min

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