M27 stopped traffic J4–J3 westbound

Stopped traffic on the M27 westbound at J4–J3 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 14:03. Still reported at 17:50 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 14:03 (3 h 47 min)

Location

M27 westbound · J4–J3

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~6 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~39 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 14:03 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 15:03 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~7 min
3. 15:03 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
4. 15:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
5. 15:12 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
6. 15:25 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
7. 15:34 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
8. 16:07 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~18)
9. 16:48 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~24), “Queuing traffic”
10. 16:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
11. 17:01 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 17:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
13. 17:04 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. 17:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
15. 17:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M27 westbound between J4 and J3).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M27 westbound between J4 and J3).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M27

• M27 stopped traffic J3–J407:16 · cleared after 2 h 26 min
• M27 crash J11 westboundSat 12:40 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M27 crash J9–J8 eastboundThu 16:39 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M27 stopped traffic J3–J4Thu 16:13 · cleared after 3 h 8 min
• M27 crash J4–J3 westboundThu 07:17 · cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M27 crash J7 eastboundWed 18:30 · cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M27 crash J8 eastboundWed 14:52 · cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M27 stopped traffic J3–J4Wed 07:42 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M27 crash J12 eastbound27 Oct 2026 06:07 · cleared after 2 h 52 min
• M27 crash J12 westbound27 Oct 2026 05:45 · cleared after 13 h 25 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M27 J4 and M27 J3.

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