M25 stopped traffic J27–J28 clockwise

Cleared Cleared at 20:06 on 7 Oct 2026, after 5 h 30 min.

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J27–J28 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 14:35. Cleared at 20:06 after 5 h 30 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M25 clockwise · J27–J28

   Obstruction or hazard

   Wed 14:35–Wed 20:06 (cleared after 5 h 30 min) · delay ~13 min · queue 7.9 mi

   TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 14:35 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. Wed 14:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. Wed 14:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. Wed 14:52 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Wed 15:02 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
6. Wed 15:18 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Wed 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
8. Wed 15:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Wed 15:52 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~13)
10. Wed 16:01 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Wed 16:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
12. Wed 16:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Wed 16:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Wed 16:49 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
15. Wed 16:52 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~32)
16. Wed 16:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Wed 16:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~14 min
18. Wed 17:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
19. Wed 17:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
20. Wed 18:01 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11), “Queuing traffic”
21. Wed 18:10 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16), “Stationary traffic”
22. Wed 18:33 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~22)
23. Wed 20:00 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
24. Wed 20:06 TomTom no longer reports it
25. Wed 20:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J27 and J28).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J28 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

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.