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M42 stopped traffic J7A–J8

Cleared Cleared at 11:07 on 14 Oct 2026, after 3 h 36 min.

Stopped traffic on the M42 at J7A–J8 on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 07:30. Cleared at 11:07 after 3 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

  1. M42 · J7A–J8

    Queueing traffic

    07:30–11:07 (cleared after 3 h 36 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 3.8 mi

    TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~23 min

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Timeline

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

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