M25 delays J16 anticlockwise

Long delays on the M25 anticlockwise at J16 on Sunday 11 October 2026, from 14:35. Cleared at 19:50 after 5 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:50 on 11 Oct 2026, after 5 h 14 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J16

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Sun 14:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Sun 14:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Sun 15:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Sun 16:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~17 min
5. Sun 16:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Sun 16:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Sun 16:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Sun 16:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Sun 16:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Sun 17:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Sun 17:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. Sun 17:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Sun 17:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Sun 17:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Sun 17:45 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
16. Sun 17:45 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
17. Sun 17:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Sun 18:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Sun 18:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Sun 18:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Sun 18:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Sun 18:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
23. Sun 18:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. Sun 18:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. Sun 19:07 TomTom: “Heavy traffic”
26. Sun 19:50 TomTom no longer reports it
27. Sun 19:50 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Heavy traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (10 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J16 after M40 J1A northbound exit).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (9 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J15 and J16).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:59 · cleared after 6 h 4 min
• M25 crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:16 · cleared after 45 min
• M25 stopped traffic J16–J15 anticlockwiseyesterday 20:34 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwiseyesterday 18:01 · cleared after 1 h
• M25 stopped traffic J14–J13yesterday 15:53 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
• M25 crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 15:09 · cleared after 50 min
• M25 crash J12–J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 14:43 · cleared after 46 min
• M25 reported crash J8–J9 clockwiseyesterday 09:47 · cleared after 40 min
• M25 crash J6–J7 clockwiseFri 20:45 · cleared after 3 h 40 min
• M25 crash J7 clockwiseFri 18:41 · cleared after 5 h 14 min

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