M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Sunday 8 November 2026, from 16:42. Cleared at 18:58 after 2 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 18:58 on 8 Nov 2026, after 2 h 16 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~39 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 16:42 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 17:27 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
3. 17:27 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
4. 17:27 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 17:42 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~3 min
6. 17:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
7. 17:51 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
8. 17:56 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~11)
9. 18:28 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~20)
10. 18:37 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
11. 18:42 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 18:58 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
13. 18:58 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J5 and J6).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 reported crash J21–J20 anticlockwise17:16 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J1611:22 · cleared after 8 h 15 min
• M25 crash J22 clockwise10:27 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M25 crash J6–J7 clockwise06:53 · cleared after 4 h 33 min
• M25 crash J28 clockwiseyesterday 18:12 · cleared after 40 min
• M25 crash J10–J9yesterday 17:56 · cleared after 37 min
• M25 crash J3–J2 anticlockwiseyesterday 17:47 · cleared after 2 h 35 min
• M25 crash J13–J14 clockwiseyesterday 11:09 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 stopped traffic J29–J28 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 37 min
• M25 stopped traffic J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 09:34 · cleared after 46 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J6 and M25 J5.

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