A car fire caused traffic to be stopped on the M40 this evening (April 5). 

Firefighters attended the southbound carriageway between junctions 10 and nine shortly before 8pm. 

The carriageway was blocked off while the car fire was extinguished. 

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National Highways warned motorists about the disruption and thanked them for their patience. 

A statement at the time said: "The fire service is now on scene with the car fire. Once they've given the OK we will release traffic in two lanes past the scene."

Bicester Advertiser: A car was on fire on the M40 on Friday eveningBicester Advertiser: Traffic queuing on the M40 as a result of the car fire Traffic queuing on the M40 as a result of the car fire (Image: National Highways)At around 8.30pm, there were delays of 30 minutes as one lane remained closed southbound near Cherwell Valley Services.

A further update from National Highways at around 9.50pm on Friday confirmed the scene had been cleared with no delays.