A40 stopped traffic westbound

Stopped traffic on the A40 westbound on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 11:04. Cleared at 17:15 after 6 h 11 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:15 on 1 Nov 2026, after 6 h 11 min

Location

A40 westbound

Reported as

Incident

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~44 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Sun 11:04 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. Sun 14:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. Sun 14:13 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Sun 14:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~44 min (reported again)
5. Sun 15:08 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Sun 17:15 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
7. Sun 17:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A40 westbound between B467 and M40).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A40

• A40 crash Western Avenue eastboundyesterday 00:47 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• A40 crash St Giles High Street both directions27 Oct 2026 08:50 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• A40 crash westbound23 Oct 2026 07:25 · cleared after 37 min
• A40 crash Western Avenue eastbound18 Oct 2026 11:30 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• A40 crash westbound16 Oct 2026 17:34 · cleared after 49 min
• A40 crash Western Avenue southbound13 Oct 2026 08:29 · cleared after 41 min

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.