'Four miles of queues' on M25 after car fire

Traffic was backed up on the motorway earlier

Drivers faced "four miles of congestion" after a car caught fire on the M25.

National Highways said earlier traffic had been "stopped" between junction 27 and junction 28 in Brentwood, Essex. It added that the fire service was at the scene.

"Please allow extra time if travelling in the area as delays of 45 minutes and approximately four miles of congestion remains," National Highways said on X.

Inrix, which provides real-time traffic information, said one lane out of four had been closed, and while the "fire had been extinguished", work continued to "clear debris and clear the carriageway".

Essex fire service said crews from Harlow, Loughton and Brentwood went to the scene, and a driver "got out of the vehicle" while the blaze was dealt with.