M25 stopped traffic J13–J14 clockwise

Cleared Cleared at 19:10 on 7 Oct 2026, after 3 h 14 min.

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J13–J14 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 15:57. Cleared at 19:10 after 3 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

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   M25 clockwise · J13–J14

   Lane closure

   1 of 6 lanes closed · Wed 15:57–Wed 19:10 (cleared after 3 h 14 min) · delay ~14 min · queue 8.4 mi

   TomTom ×13 · National Highways

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~22 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 15:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Wed 16:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Wed 16:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
4. Wed 16:20 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Wed 16:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Wed 16:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
7. Wed 16:29 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Wed 16:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
9. Wed 16:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Wed 16:56 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~7), “Queuing traffic”
11. Wed 16:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. Wed 17:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
13. Wed 17:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~13 min
14. Wed 17:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
15. Wed 17:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
16. Wed 17:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Wed 17:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
18. Wed 17:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
19. Wed 17:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Wed 17:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Wed 17:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Wed 17:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. Wed 17:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
24. Wed 17:51 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~5), “Slow traffic”
25. Wed 17:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
26. Wed 18:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
27. Wed 18:06 National Highways: 1 of 6 lanes closed
28. Wed 18:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. Wed 18:19 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
30. Wed 18:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
31. Wed 18:24 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~22)
32. Wed 18:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min
33. Wed 18:42 National Highways: lane closure lifted
34. Wed 19:10 TomTom no longer reports it
35. Wed 19:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• M25 clockwise between J13 and J14

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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