COMMUTERS heading into Oxford and Didcot this morning faced tailbacks after roadworks were delayed. 

Works on the A34 northbound at Bury Lane for the West Ilsley turn-off were due to finish at 6am, but stayed in place throughout rush hour.

Tarmac was not completed so one lane remained closed until just after 9.30am. 

There were also standstill queues reported southbound into Oxford at Weston-on-the-Green, according to Abingdon taxi driver Colin Dobson.