M25 stopped traffic J9–J10 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J9–J10 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 06:35. Cleared at 10:33 after 3 h 58 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 10:33 on 9 Nov 2026, after 3 h 58 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J9–J10

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~37 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 06:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 06:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 07:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 07:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 07:12 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~21)
6. 07:16 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 07:26 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
8. 07:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
9. 07:30 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~5), “Queuing traffic”
10. 07:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 07:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 07:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 07:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 07:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 07:58 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14)
16. 08:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 08:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 08:16 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~20)
19. 08:20 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~26)
20. 08:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
21. 08:25 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
22. 08:30 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
23. 08:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 08:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
25. 08:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. 09:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
27. 09:27 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
28. 09:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
29. 09:43 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
30. 09:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. 09:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
32. 09:52 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~13)
33. 09:56 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~11)
34. 10:01 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~22 min (was ~37), “Stationary traffic”
35. 10:05 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~22)
36. 10:15 TomTom no longer reports it
37. 10:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
38. 10:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. 10:32 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
40. 10:33 TomTom no longer reports it
41. 10:33 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J9 and J10).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J11–J12 clockwise16:24 · Live
• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise14:34 · cleared after 3 h 5 min
• M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise06:43 · cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M25 delays J6–J506:26 · cleared after 50 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise05:59 · cleared after 2 h 33 min
• M25 reported crash J17–J16 anticlockwise00:44 · cleared after 45 min
• M25 reported crash J21–J20 anticlockwiseyesterday 17:16 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwiseyesterday 16:42 · cleared after 2 h 16 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16yesterday 11:22 · cleared after 8 h 15 min
• M25 crash J22 clockwiseyesterday 10:27 · cleared after 1 h 29 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J9 and M25 J10.

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