M42 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M42 southbound at J10–J9 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 15:56. Cleared at 17:02 after 1 h 5 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:02 on 5 Nov 2026, after 1 h 5 min

Location

M42 southbound · J10–J9

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 15:56 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 16:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
3. 16:25 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12)
4. 16:39 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
5. 16:48 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
6. 16:52 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~25)
7. 16:57 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
8. 17:02 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 17:02 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M42 southbound between J10 and J9).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M42

• M42 reported crash J10 northboundyesterday 17:07 · cleared after 56 min
• M42 reported crash J10–J11 northboundyesterday 15:08 · cleared after 55 min
• M42 crash J3A northboundTue 16:21 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
• M42 crash J2–J3 northboundTue 07:17 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southboundTue 06:42 · cleared after 42 min
• M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southboundMon 12:05 · cleared after 45 min
• M42 stopped traffic J10–J11Mon 06:46 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M42 reported crash J10–J11 northboundSun 19:27 · cleared after 49 min
• M42 crash J10–J9 southboundSun 13:27 · cleared after 2 h 47 min
• M42 crash J10–J9 southboundSun 04:33 · cleared after 39 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M42 J10 and M42 J9.

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