Current Incidents
congestion
M6
CongestionLocation : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J36 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M55
CongestionLocation : The M55 eastbound between junctions J2and J1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 20 minutes against expected traffic. M42
CongestionLocation : The M42 southbound between junctions J10and J9 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M27
CongestionLocation : The M27 eastbound at junction J2 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M25
CongestionLocation : The M25 anticlockwise exit slip at junction J24 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. M23
CongestionLocation : The M23 southbound exit slip at junction J10 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 25 May 2026. M20
CongestionLocation : The M20 westbound between junctions J10and J9 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:00 and 19:15 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 20 minutes against expected traffic. M2
CongestionLocation : The M2 westbound entry slip at junction J5 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A663
CongestionLocation : The A663 southbound at the junction with the M60 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 25 May 2026. A64
CongestionLocation : The A64 westbound between the junctions with the A169and the A1237 York North. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A590
CongestionLocation : The A590 eastbound between the junctions with the A591and the M6 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A49
CongestionLocation : The A49 northbound between the A465and the junction with the A438 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A47
CongestionLocation : The A47 westbound between the junctions with the A148and the A17 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A421
CongestionLocation : The A421 northbound between the junctions with the M1and the A6 Bedford south. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A38
CongestionLocation : The A38 eastbound between the junctions with the A388and the A3064 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:30 and 17:45 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A34
CongestionLocation : The A34 northbound between the A44and the junction with the M40 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 25 May 2026. Cause : Road traffic collision. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A31
CongestionLocation : The A31 eastbound between the junctions with the A338 South and the A338 North. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A249CongestionLocation : The A249 southbound exit slip to the M2 after fast slip. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A23
CongestionLocation : The A23 northbound between the junctions with the M23and the A237 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:15 and 18:30 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. A120
CongestionLocation : The A120 westbound at the junction with the A12 Colchester East. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:00 and 18:15 on 25 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
no delay
M5
Broken down vehicleLocation : The M5 southbound exit slip at junction J23 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 25 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 25 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed. A42
Vehicle RecoveryLocation : The A42 southbound between junctions M1and J13 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Vehicle tyre change. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:30 and 18:45 on 25 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 25 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed. A1
Vehicle FireLocation : The A1 southbound exit slip to the A167 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 21:15 and 21:30 on 25 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:15 and 21:30 on 25 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed.
severe disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure
Vehicle FireLocation : The M1 southbound entry slip at junction J23 . Reason : Vehicle fire. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:45 and 19:00 on 25 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:45 and 19:00 on 25 May 2026. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Here are the latest traffic and travel news from traffic update dot co dot UK at 18:24 pm. No 'choices' key in the response.Error from API: You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors.
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