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M5 delays J11A–J12

Cleared Cleared at 13:31 on 8 Oct 2026, after 1 h 59 min.

Long delays on the M5 at J11A–J12 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 11:32. Cleared at 13:31 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

  1. M5 · J11A–J12

    Queueing traffic

    11:32–13:31 (cleared after 1 h 59 min) · delay ~21 min · queue 11.1 mi

    TomTom ×4

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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  2. TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~5), “Queuing traffic”
  3. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  4. TomTom no longer reports it
  5. All clear: no source reports it any more
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
  8. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  9. TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~19), “Stationary traffic”
  10. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
  12. TomTom no longer reports it
  13. All clear: no source reports it any more
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
  15. TomTom no longer reports it

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