M25 stopped traffic J16

Stopped traffic on the M25 at J16 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 11:04. Cleared at 19:12 after 8 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 19:12 on 24 Oct 2026, after 8 h 8 min

Location

M25 J16

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~40 min

Sources

TomTom ×9

Timeline

1. Sat 11:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Sat 11:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. Sat 11:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Sat 11:59 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. Sat 12:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Sat 12:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Sat 13:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Sat 13:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Sat 13:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Sat 13:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Sat 14:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
12. Sat 14:21 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~14)
13. Sat 14:26 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~21), “Queuing traffic”
14. Sat 14:30 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
15. Sat 14:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
16. Sat 14:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Sat 15:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
18. Sat 15:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min
19. Sat 15:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Sat 15:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
21. Sat 15:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Sat 16:08 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”, delay ~1 min
23. Sat 16:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Sat 17:49 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”, delay ~2 min (reported again)
25. Sat 18:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
26. Sat 18:16 TomTom: “Heavy traffic”
27. Sat 18:21 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”
28. Sat 18:26 TomTom: “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”
29. Sat 18:35 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Heavy traffic”, delay ~1 min
30. Sat 19:12 TomTom no longer reports it
31. Sat 19:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Heavy rain, Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Heavy rain, Heavy traffic

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Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J16.

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