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Google Maps blunder causes a traffic jam - in a single-track country lane

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Barker, D. (2026, September 22). Google Maps blunder causes a traffic jam - in a single-track country lane. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16152205/Google-Maps-blunder-causes-traffic-jam-single-track-country-lane.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Google Maps caused significant traffic disruption when it incorrectly advised drivers to take a single-track country lane as a detour from the A9 highway in Scotland, leading to severe congestion in Perthshire villages. The glitch occurred over the weekend and prompted Traffic Scotland to advise drivers to disregard sat-nav instructions and stay on the A9 despite roadworks. Google acknowledged the issue and has since corrected it by removing inaccurate road closure information from their maps.

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On Friday, a Google Maps glitch redirected vehicles, including campervans and large coaches, from the busy A9 highway in Perthshire, Scotland, onto a narrow, single-track road between Dunkeld and Pitlochry. This led to severe traffic congestion in villages like Ballinluig, Tulliemet, and Guay over the weekend, with vehicles having to reverse to make way for oncoming cars due to the lack of passing places. The issue was reported by Transport Scotland on X and resolved soon after, but it left local residents concerned about safety during the incident. Joanne Boyne from Guay described seeing excessive speeding on a road that is typically quiet and slow-moving. This glitch highlighted risks when drivers blindly follow navigation apps, even causing delays of nearly an hour on normally short routes.

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- Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Drivers often follow sat-nav instructions without question, assuming they offer the quickest route to their destination. asserted

they → click → destination

But motorists were left baffled after Google Maps directed them off the A9 and onto a single-track road after incorrectly suggesting the main route was closed. asserted

route → leave → road

The app was sending drivers away from the major trunk road and onto an unclassified route, which quickly became overwhelmed by traffic. asserted

which → send → traffic

The diversion caused chaos in the Perthshire villages of Ballinluig, Tulliemet and Guay as vehicles came to a standstill on the unclassified 163 road. asserted

vehicles → cause → road

The issue prompted Traffic Scotland to urge drivers to ignore their sat-navs and remain on the A9. asserted

issue → prompt → A9

A spokesman said on social media: ‘It has come to our attention that Google Maps is falsely reporting the A9 as closed between Dunkeld and Pitlochry and is recommending an inconvenient alternate route. ‘To clarify: the A9 is under road works but remains OPEN between Dunkeld and Pitlochry.’ asserted

A9 → say → Dunkeld

A Google Maps glitch caused chaos after traffic was mistakenly diverted from the A9 to a single-track road At the weekend, residents were left astonished as campervans, a large coach and cars towing trailers attempted to navigate the U163, a narrow single-track road with no passing places that is designed to serve a handful of villages just off the A9. asserted

that → cause → A9

The influx of traffic turned journeys that would normally take only a few minutes into ordeals lasting almost an hour. asserted

that → turn → ordeals

Like many sophisticated GPS navigation systems, Google Maps uses complex algorithms to determine the fastest route for drivers. asserted

Maps → use → drivers

The app analyses traffic conditions using anonymised location and speed data from users' phones. asserted

app → analyse → phones

It also incorporates information on roadworks and closures in an effort to help motorists avoid delays. asserted

motorists → incorporate → delays

A Google spokesman said: ‘We’ve investigated a technical issue that temporarily showed inaccurate road closures on the map. asserted

that → say → map

We have since removed them.’ asserted

We → remove → them

Google Maps blunder causes a traffic jam - in a single-track country lane

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