M25 stopped traffic J20–J19 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J20–J19 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 15:48. Cleared at 18:40 after 2 h 52 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:40 on 15 Oct 2026, after 2 h 52 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J20–J19

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 15:48 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 15:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. 15:59 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 15:59 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 16:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
6. 16:09 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 16:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
8. 16:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 16:46 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
10. 16:50 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~8), “Stationary traffic”
11. 17:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
12. 17:08 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~18)
13. 17:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
14. 17:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
15. 17:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~30 min (reported again)
16. 17:54 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
17. 17:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 18:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. 18:08 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
20. 18:22 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~21)
21. 18:26 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
22. 18:40 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 18:40 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J20 and J19).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J3–J214:05 · cleared after 4 h 27 min
• M25 crash J10–J9 anticlockwise11:36 · Live
• M25 delays J5–J606:15 · cleared after 3 h 22 min
• M25 crash J16 clockwiseyesterday 22:40 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M25 stopped traffic J8–J7yesterday 16:58 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16 clockwiseyesterday 14:27 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2yesterday 06:51 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11yesterday 06:42 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 delays J16yesterday 06:36 · cleared after 7 h
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwiseyesterday 06:20 · cleared after 2 h 49 min

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