M25 stopped traffic J24–J25 clockwise

Cleared Cleared at 11:36 on 28 Sept 2026, after 2 h 47 min.

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J24–J25 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 08:49. Cleared at 11:36 after 2 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M25 clockwise · J24–J25

   Obstruction or hazard

   1 of 4 lanes closed · Mon 08:49–Mon 11:36 (cleared after 2 h 47 min) · delay ~10 min · queue 4.1 mi

   TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×5 · National Highways ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 08:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. Mon 08:54 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD”
3. Mon 08:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
4. Mon 09:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Mon 09:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
6. Mon 09:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
7. Mon 09:16 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~14), “Stationary traffic”
8. Mon 09:25 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Mon 09:25 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
10. Mon 09:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Mon 09:26 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION”
12. Mon 09:32 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
13. Mon 09:34 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
14. Mon 09:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
15. Mon 09:35 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD”
16. Mon 09:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
17. Mon 09:44 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~11)
18. Mon 09:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
19. Mon 09:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Mon 09:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 09:54 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE”
22. Mon 09:57 TomTom no longer reports it
23. Mon 09:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
24. Mon 10:02 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. Mon 10:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Mon 10:11 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
27. Mon 10:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Mon 10:36 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION”
29. Mon 10:36 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE”
30. Mon 10:43 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Mon 10:52 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Slow traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~5 min
32. Mon 10:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”
33. Mon 11:01 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~8), “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”
34. Mon 11:06 National Highways: lane closure lifted
35. Mon 11:06 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
36. Mon 11:11 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
37. Mon 11:20 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~9), “Slow traffic”
38. Mon 11:29 TomTom no longer reports it
39. Mon 11:36 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE”
40. Mon 11:36 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J24 and J25).
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J24 and J23).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24).
• M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 J23 anti-clockwise exit).

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.