M25 stopped traffic J13 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J13 on Sunday 18 October 2026, from 11:16. Cleared at 19:59 after 8 h 43 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, National Highways and the motorway signs.

Status: Cleared 19:59 on 18 Oct 2026, after 8 h 43 min
Location: M25 clockwise · J13
Reported as: Obstruction or hazard
Lanes: 1 of 6 lanes closed
At its worst: Stationary traffic · delay ~47 min
Sources: TomTom ×4 · National Highways · Motorway signs ×3

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Timeline

11:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
11:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14:25 TomTom no longer reports it
14:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
14:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min
14:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
16:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16:13 National Highways: 1 of 6 lanes closed
16:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
16:41 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16:42 National Highways: lane closure lifted
16:46 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16)
16:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16:57 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
17:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
17:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17:22 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
17:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
17:36 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
17:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min (reported again)
17:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18:06 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
18:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
18:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
19:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19:08 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
19:17 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~21)
19:21 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~29)
19:41 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~33)
19:45 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
19:59 TomTom no longer reports it
19:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

Slow traffic
M25 clockwise between J13 and J14
Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 J13 clockwise access).
Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J14 and J13).
Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J13).

Other recent incidents on the M25

M25 crash J25 clockwise20:24 · cleared after 43 min
M25 stopped traffic J215:43 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 clockwise14:26 · cleared after 49 min
M25 stopped traffic J16–J1713:33 · cleared after 1 h 19 min
M25 crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:59 · cleared after 6 h 4 min
M25 crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:16 · cleared after 45 min
M25 stopped traffic J16–J15 anticlockwiseyesterday 20:34 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
M25 crash J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 18:01 · cleared after 1 h
M25 stopped traffic J14–J13yesterday 15:53 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
M25 crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 15:09 · cleared after 50 min

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