M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 08:01. Still reported at 09:40 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 08:01 (1 h 39 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Delay

~10 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~28 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 08:01 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 08:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
3. 08:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 08:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
5. 08:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 08:48 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~18)
7. 08:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 09:02 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 09:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 09:34 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J23–J24 clockwise07:58 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J20–J2107:08 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M25 crash J16 clockwise06:54 · Live
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise06:20 · cleared after 2 h 20 min
• M25 crash J25 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:14 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 21:58 · cleared after 1 h 39 min
• M25 crash J8–J9 clockwiseyesterday 21:45 · cleared after 1 h 52 min
• M25 crash J25 clockwiseyesterday 20:24 · cleared after 43 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2yesterday 15:43 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 clockwiseyesterday 14:26 · cleared after 49 min

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