M25 stopped traffic J26–J25 anticlockwise

Live Still reported at 08:54 UK time, since Mon 06:41 (362 h 14 min).

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J26–J25 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 06:41. Still reported at 08:54 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J26–J25

   Obstruction or hazard

   since Mon 06:41 (362 h 14 min) · delay ~82 min · queue 16.2 mi

   TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways

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Timeline

1. Mon 06:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Mon 06:50 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Mon 06:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 06:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
5. Mon 07:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
6. Mon 07:31 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Mon 07:35 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. Mon 07:35 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. Mon 07:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
10. Mon 07:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
11. Mon 07:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. Mon 07:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Mon 08:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Mon 08:25 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
15. Mon 08:31 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Mon 08:31 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Mon 08:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
18. Mon 08:40 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Mon 09:05 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
20. Mon 09:05 All clear: no source reports it any more
21. Tue 22:44 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
22. Tue 23:14 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
23. Tue 23:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. Thu 11:23 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
25. Thu 11:53 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
26. Thu 11:53 All clear: no source reports it any more
27. Thu 08:24 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
28. Thu 08:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
29. Thu 08:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
30. yesterday 19:24 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
31. yesterday 19:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
32. yesterday 19:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
33. 06:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
34. 07:05 National Highways: 4 of 4 lanes closed
35. 07:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
36. 07:14 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~21)
37. 07:27 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
38. 07:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
39. 07:28 TomTom: delay now ~53 min (was ~38)
40. 07:33 TomTom: delay now ~76 min (was ~53)
41. 07:37 TomTom: delay now ~106 min (was ~76)
42. 07:46 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
43. 07:46 TomTom: now says collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”
44. 07:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
45. 08:19 National Highways: lane closure lifted
46. 08:27 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
47. 08:32 TomTom no longer reports it
48. 08:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
49. 08:33 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~111 min (reported again)
50. 08:41 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
51. 08:46 TomTom no longer reports it
52. 08:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~116 min (reported again)

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J27 and J26).
• Stationary traffic
• M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 delays J14–J15 clockwise · 06:28, still reported
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise · 06:16, still reported
• M25 closed J25–J24 · 00:54, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M25 closed J21 anticlockwise · yesterday 15:43, cleared after 3 h 31 min
• M25 crash J20–J19 anticlockwise · yesterday 06:19, cleared after 3 h 47 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise · yesterday 06:13, cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise · yesterday 02:43, cleared after 45 min
• M25 crash J26–J25 clockwise · Sun 08:26, cleared after 56 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise · Sat 13:57, cleared after 48 min
• M25 crash J16 anticlockwise · Sat 09:02, cleared after 27 h 58 min

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