M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 clockwise
Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J6–J5 on Monday 2 November 2026, from 06:16. Cleared at 08:19 after 2 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Cleared 08:19 on 2 Nov 2026, after 2 h 4 min
- Location
- M25 clockwise · J6–J5
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~25 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs · National Highways
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~16)
- TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~23)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~10)
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~24)
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~9 min
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~7 min
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Queuing traffic
- Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
- Stationary traffic
- M25 clockwise between J5 and J6
Other recent incidents on the M25
- M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J25–J26 clockwise
- M25 reported crash J5 clockwise
- M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise
- M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise
- M25 stopped traffic J30
- M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwise
- M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwise
- M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwise
- M25 stopped traffic J3–J2
Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J6 and M25 J5.
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.