M25 stopped traffic J3–J2 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J3–J2 on Sunday 25 October 2026, from 10:46. Cleared at 18:24 after 7 h 38 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:24 on 25 Oct 2026, after 7 h 38 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J3–J2

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~56 min

Sources

TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Sun 10:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. Sun 11:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
3. Sun 11:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
4. Sun 11:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
5. Sun 11:13 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~19)
6. Sun 11:18 TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~28)
7. Sun 11:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
8. Sun 11:23 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~39)
9. Sun 11:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~29 min
10. Sun 11:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Sun 11:59 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~14), “Stationary traffic”
12. Sun 12:13 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. Sun 12:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Sun 12:22 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~35)
15. Sun 12:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
16. Sun 12:31 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
17. Sun 12:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
18. Sun 13:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Sun 13:07 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. Sun 13:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~36 min
21. Sun 13:39 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
22. Sun 13:39 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
23. Sun 14:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~51 min
24. Sun 14:34 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
25. Sun 14:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
26. Sun 15:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
27. Sun 15:04 All clear: no source reports it any more
28. Sun 16:56 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
29. Sun 17:01 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
30. Sun 18:06 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. Sun 18:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
32. Sun 18:24 TomTom no longer reports it
33. Sun 18:24 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (9 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J30 and J29).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J29 and J30).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (7 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J30 and J29).

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 J3 and M25 J2.

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