M25 stopped traffic J17–J16 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J17–J16 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 06:37. Cleared at 19:00 after 12 h 23 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:00 on 26 Oct 2026, after 12 h 23 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J17–J16

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~40 min

Sources

TomTom ×22 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. Mon 06:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Mon 07:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Mon 07:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Mon 07:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Mon 08:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Mon 08:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Mon 09:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Mon 09:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Mon 09:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Mon 09:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Mon 09:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. Mon 10:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
13. Mon 10:17 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Mon 10:17 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. Mon 10:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
16. Mon 11:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. Mon 12:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Mon 12:14 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
19. Mon 12:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
20. Mon 12:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 12:43 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
22. Mon 12:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Mon 12:57 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~17)
24. Mon 12:57 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~22)
25. Mon 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
26. Mon 13:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~26 min
27. Mon 13:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~29 min
28. Mon 13:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~29 min
29. Mon 13:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
30. Mon 13:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
31. Mon 13:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
32. Mon 13:44 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
33. Mon 13:48 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
34. Mon 13:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
35. Mon 13:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
36. Mon 14:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
37. Mon 14:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~37 min
38. Mon 14:05 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~40), “Slow traffic”
39. Mon 14:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
40. Mon 14:10 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
41. Mon 14:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
42. Mon 14:19 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
43. Mon 14:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
44. Mon 14:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~26 min (reported again)
45. Mon 14:32 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
46. Mon 14:33 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~26), “Slow traffic”
47. Mon 14:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
48. Mon 14:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
49. Mon 14:38 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~15)
50. Mon 14:42 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
51. Mon 14:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
52. Mon 14:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
53. Mon 14:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
54. Mon 15:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
55. Mon 15:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
56. Mon 15:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
57. Mon 15:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
58. Mon 15:42 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
59. Mon 15:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
60. Mon 15:47 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
61. Mon 15:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
62. Mon 16:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
63. Mon 16:05 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~10)
64. Mon 16:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
65. Mon 16:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
66. Mon 16:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
67. Mon 16:23 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~21)
68. Mon 16:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
69. Mon 16:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
70. Mon 16:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
71. Mon 17:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
72. Mon 17:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
73. Mon 17:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
74. Mon 17:23 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
75. Mon 17:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
76. Mon 17:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
77. Mon 18:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
78. Mon 18:03 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
79. Mon 18:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
80. Mon 18:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
81. Mon 19:00 TomTom no longer reports it
82. Mon 19:00 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J16 and J17).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J17 and J16).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J17 and J16).

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• M25 crash J25–J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:12 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwiseyesterday 18:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 08:38 · cleared after 41 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J17 and M25 J16.

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