M5 stopped traffic J30–J31 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 14:39 on 24 Sept 2026, after 1 h 23 min.

Stopped traffic on the M5 southbound at J30–J31 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 13:15. Cleared at 14:39 after 1 h 23 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M5 southbound · J30–J31

   Incident

   Thu 13:15–Thu 14:39 (cleared after 1 h 23 min) · delay ~16 min · queue 3.7 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~35 min

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Timeline

1. Thu 13:15 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. Thu 13:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
3. Thu 14:12 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~21)
4. Thu 14:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
5. Thu 14:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
6. Thu 14:35 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
7. Thu 14:39 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Thu 14:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M5 southbound between J30 and J31).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northbound · 10:03, cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M5 crash J11A–J11 northbound · 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M5 closed J24–J23 · 02:47, cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M5 crash J25–J24 southbound · yesterday 16:07, cleared after 7 h 54 min
• M5 stopped traffic J6–J5 · yesterday 07:28, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M5 closed J24–J23 · yesterday 01:26, cleared after 3 h 54 min
• M5 stopped traffic J24–J23 · Mon 21:37, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M5 stopped traffic J10–J11 · Mon 16:15, cleared after 42 min
• M5 stopped traffic J4A–J5 southbound · Mon 16:03, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M5 crash J3–J2 northbound · Mon 10:29, cleared after 2 h 23 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.