M25 delays J19–J18 anticlockwise

Cleared Cleared at 15:23 on 9 Oct 2026, after 1 h 31 min.

Long delays on the M25 anticlockwise at J19–J18 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 13:52. Cleared at 15:23 after 1 h 31 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J19–J18

   Obstruction or hazard

   Fri 13:52–Fri 15:23 (cleared after 1 h 31 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 4.4 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

At its worst: delay ~30 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 13:52 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
2. Fri 14:38 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
3. Fri 14:38 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Fri 14:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
5. Fri 15:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Fri 15:14 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~6), “Queuing traffic”
7. Fri 15:19 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~30), “Slow traffic”
8. Fri 15:23 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Fri 15:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J19 and J18).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J2 · 06:51, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 · 06:42, cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 delays J16 · 06:36, cleared after 7 h
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise · 06:20, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M25 delays J5–J6 · 06:14, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M25 closed J10–J9 · 00:48, cleared after 19 min
• M25 crash M25 northbound · yesterday 20:25, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M25 stopped traffic J18–J19 · yesterday 15:53, cleared after 3 h 13 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2 · yesterday 15:45, cleared after 2 h 28 min
• M25 stopped traffic J16–J17 clockwise · yesterday 15:07, cleared after 3 h 5 min

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