M25 stopped traffic J14–J13 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J14–J13 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 06:37. Still reported at 12:07 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:37 (5 h 30 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J14–J13

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~21 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~34 min

Sources

TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 06:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. 06:47 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 06:47 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 06:59 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
5. 07:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~20 min
6. 07:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 07:10 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~22), “Slow traffic”
8. 07:14 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~6)
9. 07:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min
10. 07:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
11. 07:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. 07:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
13. 07:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 07:55 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. 08:00 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”
16. 08:02 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
17. 10:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
18. 10:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
19. 10:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 10:32 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. 10:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. 10:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
23. 10:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 11:31 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
25. 11:41 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~20)
26. 11:45 TomTom no longer reports it
27. 11:45 All clear: no source reports it any more
28. 11:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min (reported again)
29. 12:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J14 and J13).
• Queuing traffic
• Heavy rain, Slow traffic

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• M25 crash09:55 · Live
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• M25 crash J9–J10 clockwise08:40 · Live
• M25 crash J25 anticlockwise02:58 · Live
• M25 crash J8 anticlockwise02:16 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise01:51 · cleared after 39 min
• M25 reported crash J8–J7 anticlockwise01:50 · cleared after 40 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwiseyesterday 22:11 · cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:55 · cleared after 1 h 4 min

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