M4 stopped traffic J4–J4B westbound

Cleared Cleared at 09:45 on 14 Oct 2026, after 2 h 54 min.

Stopped traffic on the M4 westbound at J4–J4B on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 06:51. Cleared at 09:45 after 2 h 54 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

1. B

   M4 westbound · J4–J4B

   Broken-down vehicle

   06:51–09:45 (cleared after 2 h 54 min) · delay ~20 min · queue 5.8 mi

   TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. 06:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. 06:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 07:28 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. 07:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 07:56 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
6. 08:04 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 08:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 08:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. 08:33 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
10. 08:41 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 08:41 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. 08:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
13. 08:50 TomTom no longer reports it
14. 08:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
15. 09:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. 09:36 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. 09:45 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 09:45 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M4 westbound between J4 and J4B).

Other recent incidents on the M4

• M4 closed Westbound · 01:44, cleared after 2 h 15 min
• M4 crash J17–J18 · yesterday 10:09, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M4 crash J6–J5 eastbound · yesterday 07:10, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2 · yesterday 06:43, cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M4 crash J3 eastbound · Mon 18:51, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M4 closed J19 westbound · Mon 07:57, cleared after 4 h 56 min
• M4 stopped traffic J3–J2 · Mon 06:41, cleared after 1 h 36 min
• 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

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.