M25 delays J16 clockwise

Long delays on the M25 clockwise at J16 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 13:35. Cleared at 09:03 after 19 h 28 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:03 on 14 Oct 2026, after 19 h 28 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J16

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Delay ~19 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Tue 13:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Tue 13:42 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. Tue 13:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Tue 13:54 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Tue 14:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
6. Tue 14:07 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
7. Tue 14:12 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
8. Tue 14:15 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
9. Tue 14:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Tue 14:28 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
11. Tue 14:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
12. Tue 14:40 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
13. Tue 14:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
14. Tue 14:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Tue 14:53 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~7)
16. Tue 14:58 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
17. Tue 15:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
18. Tue 15:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. Tue 15:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
20. Tue 16:11 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Tue 16:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Tue 16:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. Tue 16:58 TomTom no longer reports it
24. Tue 16:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
25. yesterday 08:33 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (reported again)
26. yesterday 09:03 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
27. yesterday 09:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J16 after M40 J1A southbound exit).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (8 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J16 after M40 J1A northbound exit).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (11 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J16 and J17).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 delays J5–J606:15 · cleared after 3 h 22 min
• M25 crash J16 clockwiseyesterday 22:40 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M25 stopped traffic J8–J7yesterday 16:58 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M25 stopped traffic J15–J16 clockwiseyesterday 14:27 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2yesterday 06:51 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11yesterday 06:42 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 delays J16yesterday 06:36 · cleared after 7 h
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwiseyesterday 06:20 · cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M25 delays J5–J6yesterday 06:14 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M25 closed J10–J9yesterday 00:48 · cleared after 19 min

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