M25 stopped traffic J23–J24 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J23–J24 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 07:58. Still reported at 10:48 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 07:58 (2 h 49 min)

Location

M25 clockwise · J23–J24

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 07:58 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 07:58 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
3. 08:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
4. 08:39 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
5. 08:44 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
6. 08:48 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 08:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. 09:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 09:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
10. 09:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 09:09 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. 09:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 09:29 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16)
14. 09:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 09:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. 09:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 09:39 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
18. 09:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
19. 09:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 09:52 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16), “Slow traffic”
21. 10:24 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J23 and J24).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J23 and J24).
• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise08:01 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J20–J2107:08 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M25 crash J16 clockwise06:54 · cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise06:20 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• M25 crash J25 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:14 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 21:58 · cleared after 1 h 39 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwiseyesterday 21:45 · cleared after 1 h 52 min
• M25 crash J25 clockwiseyesterday 20:24 · cleared after 43 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2yesterday 15:43 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 clockwiseyesterday 14:26 · cleared after 49 min

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