M25 stopped traffic J25–J24 anticlockwise
Cleared Cleared at 11:32 on 1 Oct 2026, after 4 h 56 min.
Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J25–J24 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 06:37. Cleared at 11:32 after 4 h 56 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
M25 anticlockwise · J25–J24
Broken-down vehicle
1 of 4 lanes closed · Thu 06:37–Thu 11:32 (cleared after 4 h 56 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 4.6 mi
TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×7
At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~25 min
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
- TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~18)
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~22)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24).
- M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24
Other recent incidents on the M25
- M25 stopped traffic J2
- M25 stopped traffic J10–J11
- M25 delays J16
- M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise
- M25 delays J5–J6
- M25 closed J10–J9
- M25 crash M25 northbound
- M25 stopped traffic J18–J19
- M25 stopped traffic J2
- M25 stopped traffic J16–J17 clockwise
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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.