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M5 stopped traffic J20–J19

Stopped traffic on the M5 at J20–J19 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 12:21. Cleared at 16:25 after 4 h 3 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 16:25 on 23 Oct 2026, after 4 h 3 min
Location
M5 · J20–J19
Reported as
Queueing traffic
At its worst
Stationary traffic
Sources
TomTom ×14
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  2. TomTom no longer reports it
  3. All clear: no source reports it any more
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
  5. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  6. TomTom no longer reports it
  7. All clear: no source reports it any more
  8. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
  9. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  10. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
  11. TomTom no longer reports it
  12. All clear: no source reports it any more
  13. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  14. TomTom no longer reports it
  15. All clear: no source reports it any more
  16. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
  17. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
  18. TomTom no longer reports it
  19. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
  20. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  21. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
  22. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  23. TomTom no longer reports it
  24. All clear: no source reports it any more
  25. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
  26. TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~8)
  27. TomTom no longer reports it
  28. All clear: no source reports it any more
  29. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
  30. TomTom no longer reports it
  31. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
  32. TomTom no longer reports it
  33. All clear: no source reports it any more
  34. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  35. TomTom no longer reports it
  36. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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