M25 delays J25–J26 clockwise
Long delays on the M25 clockwise at J25–J26 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 14:26. Still reported at 17:03 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since 14:26 (2 h 37 min)
- Location
- M25 clockwise · J25–J26
- Reported as
- Obstruction or hazard
- Delay
- ~30 min
- At its worst
- Delay ~40 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~38 min (was ~13)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~29 min
- TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~38), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~9), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~28 min
- TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~39), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~25 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~33 min (reported again)
Source reports
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J25 and J26).
Other recent incidents on the M25
- M25 stopped traffic J15–J16
- M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J23–J22 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J10 clockwise
- M25 reported crash J21–J20 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J30
- M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J14–J15 clockwise
- M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J22–J23 clockwise
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.