Motorists faced delays of up to three hours on a section of the M25 after a "serious" lorry fire. National Highways reported 11 miles (17.1km) of congestion on Friday morning after two lanes of the clockwise carriageway between junction five, near Sevenoaks in Kent, and junction six, near Godstone in Surrey, were closed at one point.

Motorists face delays of up to three hours on a section of the M25 after a "serious" lorry fire. National Highways reported 11 miles (17.1km) of congestion on Friday morning after two lanes of the clockwise carriageway between junction five, near Sevenoaks in Kent, and junction six, near Godstone in Surrey, were closed at one point.

Motorists are facing delays of up to three hours after a lorry fire on the M25 sparked huge traffic jams stretching for 11 miles.

Traffic is being delayed by about two-and-a-half hours on a section of the M25 after a "serious" lorry fire resulted in 12 miles (19.3km) of congestion, National Highways says. On Friday morning, National Highways said two of three lanes on the clockwise carriageway between junction five,

Drivers have been warned to expect more than three hours of delays on the M25 after a severe vehicle fire has impacted travel. The M25 clockwise in Kent between J5 (Seven Oaks/M26) and J6 (South Mimms) has been closed following a lorry fire in the early hours of the morning.

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All traffic has stopped on the M25 due to a "serious" lorry fire, causing severe delays in the area. The fire broke out on the M25 clockwise between J5 Sevenoaks and J6 Godstone at around 1.30am today (September 20).

Drivers on the M25 face every motorist’s worst nightmare after a lorry fire- a huge queue that could take two hours to navigate. The lorry caught fire this morning near junction J6 Godstone on the clockwise carriageway of the busy motorway in Surrey.