M25 stopped traffic J26–J27 clockwise

Cleared Cleared at 20:26 on 11 Oct 2026, after 100 h 30 min.

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J26–J27 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 15:56. Cleared at 20:26 after 100 h 30 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.

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   M25 clockwise · J26–J27

   Broken-down vehicle

   3 of 4 lanes closed · Wed 15:56–Sun 20:26 (cleared after 100 h 30 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 4.9 mi

   Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×4

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 15:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Wed 15:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
3. Wed 16:31 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
4. Wed 16:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
5. Wed 16:56 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
6. Wed 17:05 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. Wed 17:19 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. Wed 17:19 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
9. Wed 17:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Wed 17:24 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Wed 17:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Wed 17:42 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Wed 18:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
14. Wed 18:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
15. Wed 18:37 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Wed 18:49 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (reported again)
17. Wed 18:49 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
18. Wed 21:51 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
19. Wed 21:51 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
20. Wed 22:21 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
21. Wed 22:21 All clear: no source reports it any more
22. Wed 23:19 National Highways: 3 of 4 lanes closed
23. Wed 23:39 National Highways: lane closure lifted
24. Wed 23:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
25. Thu 03:54 National Highways: lane closure lifted
26. Thu 03:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
27. Sun 19:45 National Highways: 1 of 5 lanes closed
28. Sun 19:56 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
29. Sun 20:22 National Highways: lane closure lifted
30. Sun 20:26 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
31. Sun 20:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25).
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J26 and J27).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25).
• M25 anti-clockwise between J26 and J25
• M25 clockwise between J26 and J27

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.