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M25 stopped traffic J24 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J24 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 13:46. Cleared at 19:12 after 5 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways, TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 19:12 on 28 Oct 2026, after 5 h 26 min
Location
M25 clockwise · J24
Reported as
Obstruction or hazard
Lanes
1 of 4 lanes closed
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~30 min
Sources
National Highways · TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  3. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  4. TomTom no longer reports it
  5. All clear: no source reports it any more
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  7. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  8. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  10. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  11. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  13. TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~7)
  14. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
  15. TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic”
  16. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  17. TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic”
  18. TomTom no longer reports it
  19. All clear: no source reports it any more
  20. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~25 min (reported again)
  21. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
  22. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~28)
  23. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  24. TomTom no longer reports it
  25. All clear: no source reports it any more
  26. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~26 min (reported again)
  27. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
  28. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
  29. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  30. TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~15)
  31. Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
  32. TomTom no longer reports it
  33. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~29 min (reported again)
  34. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  35. Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
  36. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
  37. TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~28)
  38. TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~13)
  39. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  40. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
  41. TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~21)
  42. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  43. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  44. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  45. TomTom no longer reports it
  46. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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