M23 stopped traffic J9–J8 northbound
Stopped traffic on the M23 northbound at J9–J8 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 15:24. Still reported at 17:11 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.
- Status
- Live since 15:24 (1 h 47 min)
- Location
- M23 northbound · J9–J8
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Delay
- ~11 min
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~50 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom · National Highways
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~15)
- TomTom: delay now ~50 min (was ~30)
- TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~50)
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~23)
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (3 signs; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).
- Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M23 northbound between J9 and J8).
- Queuing traffic
- M23 northbound between J9 and J8
Other recent incidents on the M23
- M23 crash J9–J8 northbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 northbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 northbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 southbound
- M23 crash J9–J8 southbound
- M23 closed J9–J10 southbound
- M23 crash J10 northbound
- M23 closed J9–J10 southbound
- M23 crash J8–J9 southbound
- M23 crash J8–J9 southbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.