M25 stopped traffic J30 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J30 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 10:47. Cleared at 14:09 after 3 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 14:09 on 1 Nov 2026, after 3 h 22 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J30

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~57 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 10:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
2. Sun 11:01 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Sun 11:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sun 11:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~31 min (reported again)
5. Sun 11:09 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~31)
6. Sun 11:37 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~37)
7. Sun 12:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~32 min
8. Sun 12:36 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
9. Sun 12:59 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
10. Sun 13:04 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~16)
11. Sun 13:13 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
12. Sun 13:14 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
13. Sun 14:09 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Sun 14:09 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 J30 clockwise exit).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 crash J25–J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:12 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwiseyesterday 18:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 08:38 · cleared after 41 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J30.

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