M25 stopped traffic J16 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J16 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 17:06. Cleared at 19:16 after 2 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:16 on 1 Nov 2026, after 2 h 9 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J16

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 17:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Sun 17:20 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~6), “Slow traffic”
3. Sun 17:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Sun 17:28 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
5. Sun 17:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Sun 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
7. Sun 18:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Sun 18:20 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
9. Sun 18:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Sun 18:43 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sun 18:58 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Sun 18:58 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. Sun 19:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
14. Sun 19:07 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Sun 19:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
16. Sun 19:16 TomTom no longer reports it
17. Sun 19:16 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).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• 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 J16.

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