M18 stopped traffic J4–J5

Stopped traffic on the M18 at J4–J5 on Tuesday 10 November 2026, from 08:09. Cleared at 08:50 after 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:50 on 10 Nov 2026, after 41 min

Location

M18 J4–J5

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 08:09 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~32 min
2. 08:27 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 08:27 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 08:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
5. 08:50 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 08:50 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic

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• M18 crash J3–J2 southboundThu 16:27 · cleared after 48 min
• M18 reported crash J4–J5 northboundWed 18:20 · cleared after 44 min
• M18 reported crash J6–J5 southboundWed 18:20 · cleared after 44 min
• M18 crash J2–J1 southbound2 Nov 2026 15:32 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M18 stopped traffic J2–J12 Nov 2026 07:27 · cleared after 46 min
• M18 reported crash J2 northbound2 Nov 2026 07:19 · cleared after 1 h
• M18 delays J230 Oct 2026 16:02 · cleared after 2 h 11 min
• M18 crash J3 northbound26 Oct 2026 17:38 · cleared after 1 h 1 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M18 J4 and M18 J5.

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