M25 stopped traffic J5–J6 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 06:23. Cleared at 09:26 after 3 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:26 on 27 Oct 2026, after 3 h 4 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J5–J6

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~22 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Tue 06:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Tue 06:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Tue 07:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Tue 07:18 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
5. Tue 07:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Tue 07:50 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19)
7. Tue 07:51 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. Tue 08:03 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~11)
9. Tue 08:08 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~3)
10. Tue 08:13 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
11. Tue 08:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. Tue 08:30 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
13. Tue 09:13 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~6), “Queuing traffic”
14. Tue 09:17 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
15. Tue 09:22 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~22), “Slow traffic”
16. Tue 09:26 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Tue 09:26 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise at the Clacket Lane services slip road between J5 and J6).

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 J5 and M25 J6.

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