M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 16:40. Cleared at 18:33 after 1 h 53 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:33 on 30 Oct 2026, after 1 h 53 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

1 lane closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. Fri 16:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Fri 16:50 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Fri 16:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Fri 17:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
5. Fri 17:10 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
6. Fri 17:20 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
7. Fri 17:37 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
8. Fri 17:42 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
9. Fri 17:47 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
10. Fri 17:50 TomTom: delay now ~69 min (was ~37)
11. Fri 17:57 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. Fri 18:11 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Fri 18:17 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
14. Fri 18:17 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
15. Fri 18:17 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
16. Fri 18:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
17. Fri 18:33 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).

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 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.