An adolescent who was driving for the first time after passing her take a look at ended up stuck on the M25 for eight hours.
A crash close to Lakeside Shopping Centre in Grays, Essex, at 05:30 BST on Thursday triggered huge delays, with the highway not reopening till 20:40 as a result of a number of problems.
National Highways mentioned a few quarter of a mile (400m) of highway wanted resurfacing after an oil spill, and cooling was slowed down by the recent climate.
For Beatrix, a 20-minute journey along with her relative ended up being a protracted wait in gridlock, however regardless of the stress she mentioned her driving teacher would have been impressed along with her efficiency.
The 17-year-old, from Romford, east London, mentioned: “It was me and my cousin in the car and both of our phones died. So, we didn’t really know how to get back and we were following road signs.
“I’ve by no means pushed on the M25… so, that was very scary.”
