M25 stopped traffic J5–J6 clockwise
Cleared Cleared at 17:33 on 24 Sept 2026, after 2 h 29 min.
Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Thursday 24 September 2026, from 15:04. Cleared at 17:33 after 2 h 29 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.
M25 clockwise · J5–J6
Lane closure
2 of 4 lanes closed · Thu 15:04–Thu 17:33 (cleared after 2 h 29 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 5.0 mi
TomTom ×3 · National Highways
At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~30 min
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Timeline
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
- TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9)
- TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~15)
- TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~21)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- M25 clockwise between J5 and J6
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