M25 stopped traffic J3

Stopped traffic on the M25 at J3 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 07:31. Still reported at 08:09 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Live since 07:31 (38 min)

Location

M25 · J3

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~3 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. 07:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 07:44 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~28 min
3. 07:54 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~25)
4. 07:58 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 07:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 08:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle

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