About M42 Traffic
M42 Traffic is a free, independent website dedicated to the M42 motorway — bringing together the latest M42 traffic news, reports, roadworks and delays in one clear, easy-to-use place. It’s part of our Traffic News England network, a family of road-specific sites that help drivers check their route before they set off.
Helping M42 drivers
The M42 is 40 miles long. It leaves the M5 near Bromsgrove, runs round the south and east of Birmingham past Redditch, Solihull, the NEC and Birmingham Airport, crosses the M6 and the M6 Toll near Coleshill, and ends beyond Tamworth at Appleby Magna, where it continues as the A42 towards the M1. It is short, but almost every junction on it connects to another major road, which is why a single incident can affect several motorways at once.
Other motorways
The M42 links the M5, the M40, the M6 and the M6 Toll, and hands over to the A42 for the M1 near East Midlands Airport. Our sister sites cover those roads in the same format: M40 Traffic, M5 Traffic, M42 Traffic and M1 Traffic. For other roads in England, see Traffic News England.
Find the latest M42 traffic reports
You can find all the latest M42 traffic reports quickly and easily on our Latest M42 Traffic News page — with dedicated Roadworks and Accidents pages too.
Who Publishes M42 Traffic
M42 Traffic is published by Corporate Ace Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.
- Company number: 04435502
- Registered office: 24 St. Marys Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, England, RG7 3YR
- VAT number: GB863826885
- Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office: Z1734656
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Where Our Data Comes From
Live traffic information on this site is powered by National Highways’ Transport Data Feeds. Traffic counts come from the Department for Transport’s road traffic statistics for 2025, published 20 May 2026. How we present and explain those figures is our own work.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.