M25 stopped traffic J23

Cleared Cleared at 14:59 on 28 Sept 2026, after 1 h 4 min.

Stopped traffic on the M25 at J23 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 13:55. Cleared at 14:59 after 1 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M25 · J23

   Queueing traffic

   Mon 13:55–Mon 14:59 (cleared after 1 h 4 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 3.1 mi

   TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 13:55 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~7 min
2. Mon 14:00 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic, Accident, Accident”
3. Mon 14:04 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~25), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
4. Mon 14:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Mon 14:14 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic, Accident”
6. Mon 14:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
7. Mon 14:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
8. Mon 14:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
9. Mon 14:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
10. Mon 14:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Accident”
11. Mon 14:41 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Accident”
12. Mon 14:55 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
13. Mon 14:59 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Mon 14:59 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

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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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.