M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise
Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 16:03. Cleared at 17:39 after 1 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Cleared 17:39 on 22 Oct 2026, after 1 h 36 min
- Location
- M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~37 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs · National Highways ×2
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~12)
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~28)
- TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~36)
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~19)
- TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~26)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~10), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
- M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5
Other recent incidents on the M25
- M25 delays J15–J16
- M25 stopped traffic J25–J26 clockwise
- M25 crash J8 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J16–J17 clockwise
- M25 reported crash J8–J7 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise
- M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J3
- M25 crash J8–J9 clockwise
- M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.