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A13 traffic at 21:00 on Sunday 18 October: 1 live incident.
From National Highways' closure report, in their words. Times can change - check before you set off.
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The places people drive to most, the A13 junction for each, and live A13 incidents nearby at 21:00.
Seafront theme park by Southend Pier; nearest seafront bays fill quickly
Tolled since 7 April 2025; northbound bore has a 4.0 m height limit
Signposted from M25 J30 and J31; 11,857 parking spaces
Docklands airport served by the A1020 and A112; 3.7 million passengers in 2025
Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A13 has 2,232 recorded collisions at 10 collision hotspots, involving 2,916 casualties (21 fatal). Take extra care here. Ranked by fatal, then serious collisions, then casualties - not by the number of collisions alone.
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Any A13 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.
There is currently 1 active incident on the A13. The live feed above is updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways.
The A13 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–19:30) on weekdays.
Roadworks and overnight closures on the A13 are listed above and at /traffic/a13/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.
The A13 connects to: M25, A127, A130.
Each side has its own live page: the A13 eastbound and the A13 westbound each list every accident, breakdown, closure and roadworks on that carriageway, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways. The panel at the top of this page shows both sides at a glance.
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Daily A13 incidents, posted across all four channels.
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Broken down on the A13? Pick the nearest town and call a local firm direct:
On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.