M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J6–J5 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 17:24. Cleared at 18:34 after 1 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 18:34 on 9 Nov 2026, after 1 h 9 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J6–J5

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom

Timeline

1. 17:24 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
2. 17:27 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
3. 17:27 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
4. 17:52 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~19 min
5. 18:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
6. 18:06 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
7. 18:15 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~20)
8. 18:20 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 18:34 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
10. 18:34 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
11. 18:34 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J11–J12 clockwise16:24 · cleared after 2 h 14 min
• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise14:34 · cleared after 3 h 5 min
• M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise06:43 · cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M25 stopped traffic J9–J10 clockwise06:35 · cleared after 3 h 58 min
• M25 delays J6–J506:26 · cleared after 50 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise05:59 · cleared after 2 h 33 min
• M25 reported crash J17–J16 anticlockwise00:44 · cleared after 45 min
• M25 reported crash J21–J20 anticlockwiseyesterday 17:16 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwiseyesterday 16:42 · cleared after 2 h 16 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16yesterday 11:22 · cleared after 8 h 15 min

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

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