M25 stopped traffic J5–J6 clockwise

Cleared Cleared at 08:17 on 9 Oct 2026, after 2 h 39 min.

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J5–J6 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 05:39. Cleared at 08:17 after 2 h 39 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways and TomTom.

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   M25 clockwise · J5–J6

   Lane closure

   1 of 4 lanes closed · Fri 05:39–Fri 08:17 (cleared after 2 h 39 min) · delay ~11 min · queue 4.8 mi

   National Highways · TomTom ×2

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

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Timeline

1. Fri 05:39 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
2. Fri 06:19 National Highways: lane closure lifted
3. Fri 06:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Fri 06:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Fri 07:22 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~11), “Stationary traffic”
6. Fri 07:27 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~18)
7. Fri 07:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
8. Fri 07:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
9. Fri 08:17 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Fri 08:17 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• M25 clockwise between J5 and J6
• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J2 · 06:51, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 · 06:42, cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 delays J16 · 06:36, cleared after 7 h
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise · 06:20, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M25 delays J5–J6 · 06:14, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M25 closed J10–J9 · 00:48, cleared after 19 min
• M25 crash M25 northbound · yesterday 20:25, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M25 stopped traffic J18–J19 · yesterday 15:53, cleared after 3 h 13 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2 · yesterday 15:45, cleared after 2 h 28 min
• M25 stopped traffic J16–J17 clockwise · yesterday 15:07, cleared after 3 h 5 min

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