M4 delays J3–J2

Cleared Cleared at 08:17 on 12 Oct 2026, after 1 h 36 min.

Long delays on the M4 at J3–J2 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 06:41. Cleared at 08:17 after 1 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M4 · J3–J2

   Queueing traffic

   06:41–08:17 (cleared after 1 h 36 min) · delay ~22 min · queue 6.9 mi

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Timeline

1. 06:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. 06:54 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. 06:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 07:13 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 07:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~18 min
6. 07:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min
7. 07:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 08:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. 08:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 08:12 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. 08:17 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 08:17 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M4

• M4 reported crash J15–J16 westbound · Sat 12:09, cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M4 crash J3–J2 eastbound · Sat 09:28, cleared after 45 min
• M4 crash J8–J7 eastbound · Fri 20:12, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M4 reported crash J15–J14 eastbound · Fri 19:27, cleared after 43 min
• M4 stopped traffic J20–J19 · Fri 15:47, cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M4 crash J11–J12 westbound · Fri 15:06, cleared after 11 h 35 min
• M4 delays Westbound · Fri 13:46, cleared after 6 h 59 min
• M4 crash J8–J10 westbound · Fri 12:30, cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M4 reported crash J12–J11 eastbound · Fri 06:27, cleared after 40 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2 · Thu 06:44, cleared after 3 h 26 min

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