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A40 traffic at 15:21 on Tuesday 3 November: 1 live incident.
Checked 15:21 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.
No. There is no full closure on the A40 at 15:21. 1 live incident is on the board above.
Yes. 1 live incident on the A40 at 15:21: congestion, westbound between junctions with the A38 and A417 (reported 14:07). Every one is on the live board above.
No. No closures are planned on the A40 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).
Tonight: A40 closures and diversions ›No. No closures are planned on the A40 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).
This weekend: A40 closures and diversions ›No. No collision has been reported on the A40 since midnight.
A40 accidents today and yesterday ›Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. Times can change, so check before you set off.
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The places people drive to most, the A40 junction for each, and live A40 incidents nearby at 15:21.
Home of the Cheltenham Festival; capacity 67,500
Zoo and gardens on the A361, two miles south of the A40 at Burford
City centre with bus gates and traffic filters; large park and ride network
Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The A40 has 4,602 recorded collisions at 47 collision hotspots, involving 5,951 casualties (79 fatal). Take extra care here. Ranked by fatal, then serious collisions, then casualties - not by the number of collisions alone.
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This is the A40 traffic news page from UK Traffic Updates: A40 traffic now, for the whole road from London (Paddington) to Fishguard. Every crash, breakdown, lane closure, delay and roadworks National Highways report for the A40 is listed at the top, checked every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with the worst on the sign and where it is: the nearest towns and the county.
National Highways has closed its Traffic England website, so the live A40 information people used to check there is here in one place: today's A40 incidents, A40 closures tonight from their daily closure report, A40 roadworks, A40 accidents today, the junction-by-junction status and a live map. Drivers can report what they see as it happens.
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Any A40 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.
There is currently 1 active incident on the A40. The live feed above is updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways.
Yes — 1 live incident on the A40 at 15:21: congestion. Every one is on the live board above, direct from National Highways.
The A40 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–19:00) on weekdays.
Roadworks and overnight closures on the A40 are listed above and at /traffic/a40/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.
The A40 connects to: M40, M5, A419, A466.
Right here. This A40 traffic news page shows A40 traffic now: every live incident, delay, closure and roadworks National Highways report, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, with tonight's planned closures, junction-by-junction status and a live map. For A40 traffic updates sent to you, sign up on this page for the free daily road summary or Early Warning alerts for the roads you drive.
Each side has its own live page: the A40 eastbound and the A40 westbound each list every accident, breakdown, closure and roadworks on that carriageway, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, from National Highways. The panel at the top of this page shows both sides at a glance.
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Daily A40 incidents, posted across all four channels.
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Broken down on the A40? Pick the nearest town and call a local firm direct:
On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.