M25 stopped traffic J5–J6 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 06:13. Cleared at 11:11 after 148 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 11:11 on 29 Sept 2026, after 148 h 59 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J5–J6

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. Wed 06:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Wed 06:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. Wed 06:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~24 min
4. Wed 07:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. Wed 08:05 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
6. Wed 08:05 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
7. Wed 08:22 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Broken down vehicle”
8. Wed 08:24 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
9. Wed 08:38 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
10. Wed 08:54 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
11. Wed 09:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
12. Wed 09:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min
13. Wed 09:06 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~24)
14. Wed 09:20 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 09:21 National Highways: lane closure lifted
16. Wed 09:21 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. Wed 09:48 TomTom no longer reports it
18. Wed 09:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. Fri 17:20 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
20. Fri 17:42 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
21. Fri 18:12 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
22. Fri 18:14 National Highways: lane closure lifted
23. Fri 18:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. Tue 10:41 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
25. Tue 11:11 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
26. Tue 11:11 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Broken down vehicle
• M25 clockwise between J5 and J6

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J10–J9 anticlockwise02:51 · cleared after 33 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise02:13 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M25 crash J15 anticlockwise00:20 · cleared after 25 min
• M25 crash J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:19 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 reported crash J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:53 · cleared after 49 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwiseyesterday 14:21 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M25 reported crash J11–J12 clockwiseyesterday 13:24 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwiseyesterday 12:31 · cleared after 37 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:52 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 06:49 · cleared after 2 h 8 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J5 and M25 J6.

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