M42 Junction 8 Traffic

🚨 Live at M42 J8 right now

Checked 14:07 · auto-refresh

🐌 Congestion · Minor

The M42 northbound between junctions J5A and J8. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:30 and 14:45 on 03 November 2026. Currently Active

↑ NorthboundJ5A–J85 min delay

Reported 13:46 · 16 min ago

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M42 junction 8 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M42 junction 8 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M42 junction 8 at 14:07. 1 live incident is listed at this junction above.

Is M42 junction 8 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M42 junction 8 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M42 junction 8 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M42 junction 8 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M42 junction 8 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M42 junction 8 since midnight.

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Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M42 J8 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Coleshill, Sutton Coldfield, Atherstone, Tamworth.

📍 Heading to… from M42 J8

Also near this junction

NEC Birmingham Events venue · Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands 5 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Midlands traffic

Birmingham Airport Airport · Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands 5 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Midlands traffic

Drayton Manor Theme park · Tamworth, Staffordshire 6 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Staffordshire traffic

Villa Park Stadium · Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands 7.5 miles west in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Midlands traffic

Edgbaston Cricket Ground Stadium · Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands 9.5 miles south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions West Midlands traffic

Twycross Zoo Zoo & wildlife · Twycross, Leicestershire 12 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Leicestershire traffic

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M42 at J8

80Collisions

3Fatal

11Serious

128Casualties

Worse than most

Ranked 166 of 556 UK junctions on record · 2 of 11 on the M42

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 965 collisions are on record, 20 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M42 itself, within 2 miles of J8. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M42 J8 → 2 of 11 junctions on the M42 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M42 J8 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M42 junction 8?

M42 J8 is at Minworth & Sutton Coldfield. National Highways signs it as Minworth. The nearest town is Coleshill.

Is there an accident at M42 J8?

No collision is listed at M42 J8 as of 14:07, but National Highways report: The M42 northbound between junctions J5A and J8. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:30 and 14:45 on 03 November 2026. Currently Active.

Is M42 junction 8 closed?

No closure is listed at M42 J8 as of 14:07.

How many accidents happen at M42 junction 8?

Police STATS19 records show 80 collisions on the M42 within 2 miles of J8, including 3 fatal and 11 serious. Counting every road in the area, 965 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 166 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M42 junction 8?

Within 15 miles of M42 J8: NEC Birmingham (events venue, Marston Green, Solihull), about 5 miles south in a straight line; Birmingham Airport (airport, Bickenhill, Solihull), about 5 miles south in a straight line; Drayton Manor (theme park, Tamworth), about 6 miles north in a straight line; Villa Park (stadium, Aston, Birmingham), about 7.5 miles west in a straight line; Edgbaston Cricket Ground (stadium, Edgbaston, Birmingham), about 9.5 miles south-west in a straight line; Twycross Zoo (zoo & wildlife, Twycross), about 12 miles north-east in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

← J7A
Minworth & Curdworth J9
Tamworth & Ashby-de-la-Zouch →

📍 Towns near this junction

Coleshill 1.6 mi Sutton Coldfield 5.7 mi Atherstone 7.5 mi Tamworth 7.6 mi

🔢 All M42 junctions

J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J7A J8 J9 J10 J11

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