A car fire has caused long delays both ways at the Dartford Crossing this morning.

There is queuing traffic from an earlier vehicle fire on the M25 clockwise at J31 A1306 Arterial Road West Thurrock / A282 Dartford River Crossing.

Congestion on the M25 is back to J29 A127 at Romford.

All lanes have been re-opened but there are still delays of 30 minutes.

All traffic was held until 11:05am as the fire brigade attended the vehicle fire in lane two.

There are residual queues back midway between Junction 29 and Junction 30.