M4 stopped traffic J6–J7 westbound

Cleared Cleared at 15:59 on 13 Oct 2026, after 434 h 48 min.

Stopped traffic on the M4 westbound at J6–J7 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 13:11. Cleared at 15:59 after 434 h 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

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   M4 westbound · J6–J7

   Broken-down vehicle

   2 of 4 lanes closed · Fri 13:11–yesterday 15:59 (cleared after 434 h 48 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.8 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 12:53 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Fri 13:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. Fri 13:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Fri 13:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Fri 13:50 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 14:11 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
7. Fri 14:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Wed 16:18 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
9. Wed 16:48 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
10. Wed 16:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Sun 21:27 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
12. Sun 21:49 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
13. Sun 22:08 National Highways: lane closure lifted
14. Sun 22:19 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
15. Sun 22:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Sun 23:49 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
17. Mon 00:49 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
18. Mon 00:49 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. yesterday 14:22 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
20. yesterday 14:28 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
21. yesterday 14:49 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~13 min
22. yesterday 14:54 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~21 min (was ~13), “Incident, Broken down vehicle”
23. yesterday 15:08 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle”
24. yesterday 15:12 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”
25. yesterday 15:17 TomTom no longer reports it
26. yesterday 15:30 National Highways: lane closure lifted
27. yesterday 15:59 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
28. yesterday 15:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M4 westbound between J6 and J7).
• Slow traffic
• M4 westbound within J8
• Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle
• M4 westbound between J6 and J7

Other recent incidents on the M4

• M4 stopped traffic J4–J4B westbound · 06:51, cleared after 2 h 54 min
• 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

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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.