M40 stopped traffic J2–J1A southbound

Stopped traffic on the M40 southbound at J2–J1A on Monday 9 November 2026, from 07:16. Cleared at 10:02 after 2 h 45 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 10:02 on 9 Nov 2026, after 2 h 45 min

Location

M40 southbound · J2–J1A

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

1 of 5 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs · National Highways

Timeline

1. 07:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 07:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 07:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
4. 07:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 07:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 07:58 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 07:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. 08:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min (reported again)
9. 08:06 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16)
10. 08:15 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~12)
11. 08:19 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~20)
12. 08:48 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 08:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. 09:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~45 min
15. 09:07 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
16. 09:10 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~45)
17. 09:14 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~22), “Queuing traffic”
18. 09:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
19. 09:21 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
20. 09:28 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
21. 09:33 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 09:59 National Highways: lane closure lifted
23. 10:02 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
24. 10:02 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M40 southbound between J2 and J1A).
• M40 southbound between J2 and J1A

Other recent incidents on the M40

• M40 closed J1A–J2 southbound06:01 · cleared after 3 h 6 min
• M40 reported crash J9 southboundSat 17:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M40 reported crash J9 southboundSat 00:06 · cleared after 41 min
• M40 reported crash J3A northboundFri 17:58 · cleared after 47 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northboundThu 20:05 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 northboundThu 14:15 · cleared after 1 h 53 min
• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southbound1 Nov 2026 18:49 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M40 reported crash J11 northbound1 Nov 2026 18:10 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M40 crash J5–J4 southbound1 Nov 2026 16:07 · cleared after 3 h 9 min
• M40 reported crash J11–J10 southbound31 Oct 2026 13:31 · cleared after 38 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M40 J2 and M40 J1A.

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