M20 stopped traffic J3–J4 eastbound

Stopped traffic on the M20 eastbound at J3–J4 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 15:08. Cleared at 20:53 after 5 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:53 on 28 Oct 2026, after 5 h 45 min

Location

M20 eastbound · J3–J4

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~53 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×6

Timeline

1. Wed 15:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Wed 15:08 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
3. Wed 15:08 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
4. Wed 15:17 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Wed 15:17 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Wed 15:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
7. Wed 15:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Wed 15:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
9. Wed 15:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Wed 15:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Wed 15:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. Wed 16:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Wed 16:22 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
14. Wed 16:22 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
15. Wed 16:22 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Wed 16:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. Wed 16:42 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
18. Wed 16:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
19. Wed 16:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Wed 16:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
21. Wed 16:57 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~12)
22. Wed 17:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~36 min (reported again)
23. Wed 17:13 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
24. Wed 17:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
25. Wed 17:22 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
26. Wed 17:27 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~19)
27. Wed 17:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~51 min (reported again)
28. Wed 17:52 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
29. Wed 17:57 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~18)
30. Wed 18:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. Wed 18:42 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
32. Wed 20:03 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
33. Wed 20:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
34. Wed 20:23 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
35. Wed 20:50 TomTom no longer reports it
36. Wed 20:53 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
37. Wed 20:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (4 signs; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J4 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (5 signs; furthest along: M20 westbound between J5 and J4).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J3 and J4).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M20 westbound between J4 and J3).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M20 eastbound between J6 and J7).

Other recent incidents on the M20

• M20 reported crash J10A–J11 eastboundyesterday 18:05 · cleared after 1 h 17 min
• M20 crash J5–J4 westboundyesterday 10:57 · cleared after 2 h 53 min
• M20 crash J4–J3 westboundyesterday 06:41 · cleared after 1 h 38 min
• M20 crash J2–J3 eastboundSat 14:38 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M20 reported crash J10A–J11 eastboundSat 08:45 · cleared after 52 min
• M20 reported crash J2–J3 eastboundFri 16:23 · cleared after 40 min
• M20 reported crash J13 westboundThu 18:01 · cleared after 56 min
• M20 closed J2–J1Thu 01:33 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M20 closed J10A–J11Wed 23:31 · cleared after 5 h 3 min
• M20 closed28 Oct 2026 00:28 · cleared after 3 h 27 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M20 J3 and M20 J4.

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