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Heathrow Airport
Heathrow🟢 Clear within 3 miles
🛣️ M4 · A4 · A30 · M25 J14-J15 spur
83.9 million passengers in 2024; £7 charge to use terminal drop-off areas
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Live traffic for London's 32 boroughs and the City: the M25 and the motorways that feed it (M1, M4, M11), the A406 North Circular, the A13 and the A40, plus Transport for London's own disruption updates. ULEZ and the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel charges catch drivers out (see below), and Heathrow, Wembley and The O2 all have busy approaches.
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83.9 million passengers in 2024; £7 charge to use terminal drop-off areas
🔔 Alert me about this placeDocklands airport served by the A1020 and A112; 3.7 million passengers in 2025
🔔 Alert me about this placeTolled since 7 April 2025; northbound bore has a 4.0 m height limit
🔔 Alert me about this place90,000-capacity stadium; nearby road closures from 10am on event days
🔔 Alert me about this place62,850-seat stadium; nearby roads close 2-3 hours before kick-off
🔔 Alert me about this place82,000-capacity rugby stadium; match-day parking must be booked ahead
🔔 Alert me about this place20,000-capacity arena; long delays at peak times, especially after events
🔔 Alert me about this placeMajor shopping centre with a 5,000-space car park
🔔 Alert me about this placeTolls, charges and local schemes that catch drivers out in Greater London.
Vehicles that don't meet ULEZ emissions standards pay £12.50 a day to drive in the zone, which covers all London boroughs but not the M25. It runs every day of the year except Christmas Day.
Source: tfl.gov.uk ↗Since 7 April 2025 drivers pay to use the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels. Peak rates apply on weekdays 06:00-10:00 northbound and 16:00-19:00 southbound; there is no charge from 22:00 to 06:00.
Source: tfl.gov.uk ↗Where National Highways recorded the most unplanned incidents in the last 30 days - collisions, breakdowns, obstructions and queues, each counted once. Roadworks are not counted. Updated twice a day.
⏰ Most incidents in Greater London started between 07:00 and 10:00 (46% of them).
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Right now there are 2 live incidents on Greater London's main roads (collisions, breakdowns, queues and hazards), 2 of them serious. The longest delay is about 20 minutes on the M25. Checked 00:14.
No full road closures are published for Greater London right now (checked 00:14).
There are 0 roadworks listed in Greater London at the moment. Tap "Roadworks" in the list to see where each one is and when it clears.
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