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Normal traffic speeds have returned to the M25 motorway near Godstone after dual incidents brought clockwise journeys to an abrupt halt for nearly an hour and a half on Monday morning, 28 September 2026. Drivers moving across the Surrey and Kent borders faced extensive tailbacks stretching past Clacket Lane Services when recovery personnel were forced to implement a full carriageway stoppage before Junction 6 for the A22. The swift clearance of a disabled vehicle alongside an earlier collision allowed the route to transition from total standstill back to standard national speed limits before midday.
The disruption began shortly before ten in the morning when a mechanical breakdown immobilised a vehicle in a live lane between Clacket Lane Services and the Godstone interchange. Traffic officers initiated an emergency rolling roadblock to protect stranded motorists and allow recovery operators access. The situation escalated minutes later when a secondary road traffic collision occurred on the immediate approach to Junction 6, prompting authorities to bring all four clockwise lanes to an immediate hold around twenty-five past ten.
Daily Dazzling Dawn understands that incident response units worked under time-critical pressure to move damaged vehicles and sweep physical debris clear of the running carriageway. Automobile Association monitoring data confirmed that while recovery crews successfully reopened running lanes within thirty minutes of the initial full closure, the residual traffic backlog required another hour to absorb the secondary shockwave. In total, the sequence from initial road blockages to free-flowing baseline speeds spanned roughly ninety minutes.
By twenty-two minutes past eleven, automated highway sensors verified that average vehicle speeds had fully rebounded through the Junction 6 corridor. Feeder routes connecting to the Godstone bypass, notably the A22 junction slips, cleared shortly thereafter as residual congestion dissolved without the need for further tactical closures. With morning recovery actions concluded, standard travel conditions now prevail along the entire southern orbital arc heading into the afternoon.
