M25 delays J23–J24 clockwise

Long delays on the M25 clockwise at J23–J24 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 14:38. Cleared at 19:15 after 4 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:15 on 30 Oct 2026, after 4 h 36 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J23–J24

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Fri 14:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Fri 14:43 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Fri 14:43 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Fri 14:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
5. Fri 15:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
6. Fri 15:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Fri 15:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Fri 15:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 16:14 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
10. Fri 16:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Fri 16:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. Fri 17:54 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
13. Fri 17:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
14. Fri 17:54 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~25)
15. Fri 18:04 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
16. Fri 18:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
17. Fri 18:14 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~17)
18. Fri 18:17 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
19. Fri 18:20 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
20. Fri 18:35 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
21. Fri 19:15 TomTom no longer reports it
22. Fri 19:15 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J23 and J24).
• Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 crash J25–J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:12 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwiseyesterday 18:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 08:38 · cleared after 41 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J23 and M25 J24.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.