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M25 stopped traffic J3

Live Still reported at 16:57 UK time, since 07:30 (9 h 27 min).

Stopped traffic on the M25 at J3 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 07:30. Still reported at 16:57 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

  1. M25 · J3

    Queueing traffic

    since 07:30 (9 h 27 min) · delay ~22 min · queue 4.9 mi

    TomTom ×2

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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  2. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  3. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
  4. TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~15)
  5. TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~25)
  6. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  8. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
  10. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  13. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  14. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  15. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  16. TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
  17. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  18. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  19. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  20. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  21. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  22. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  23. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  24. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  25. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  26. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  27. TomTom no longer reports it
  28. All clear: no source reports it any more
  29. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
  30. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  31. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  32. TomTom no longer reports it
  33. All clear: no source reports it any more
  34. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  35. TomTom no longer reports it
  36. All clear: no source reports it any more
  37. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
  38. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  39. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  40. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  41. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  42. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”

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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.