M25 stopped traffic J25–J24 anticlockwise

Cleared Cleared at 15:23 on 5 Oct 2026, after 191 h 56 min.

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J25–J24 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 15:27. Cleared at 15:23 after 191 h 56 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, National Highways and the motorway signs.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J25–J24

   Broken-down vehicle

   1 of 4 lanes closed · Sun 15:27–Mon 15:23 (cleared after 191 h 56 min) · delay ~14 min · queue 6.2 mi

   TomTom ×3 · National Highways ×2 · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

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Timeline

1. Sun 15:27 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Sun 15:27 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. Sun 15:48 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~24 min
4. Sun 16:07 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
5. Sun 16:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
6. Sun 16:18 National Highways: lane closure lifted
7. Sun 16:31 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
8. Sun 16:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Sun 16:48 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Sun 16:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Sun 16:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
12. Sun 17:01 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Mon 14:39 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
14. Mon 14:53 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
15. Mon 15:19 National Highways: lane closure lifted
16. Mon 15:23 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
17. Mon 15:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J25 and J24).
• 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

About this page

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.