M25 stopped traffic J15–J16 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J15–J16 on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 14:27. Still reported at 18:46 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 14:27 (4 h 19 min)

Location

M25 clockwise · J15–J16

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~13 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~38 min

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 14:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 14:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
3. 14:45 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 14:45 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 14:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
6. 15:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 15:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 15:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 16:02 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 16:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
11. 16:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 17:12 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. 17:13 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
14. 17:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 17:34 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
16. 17:39 TomTom: delay now ~38 min (was ~27)
17. 17:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 18:09 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
19. 18:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 18:14 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. 18:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
22. 18:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~21 min
23. 18:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 18:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J15 and J16).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J8–J716:58 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J206:51 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J1106:42 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 delays J1606:36 · cleared after 7 h
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise06:20 · cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M25 delays J5–J606:14 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M25 closed J10–J900:48 · cleared after 19 min
• M25 crash M25 northboundyesterday 20:25 · cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M25 stopped traffic J18–J19yesterday 15:53 · cleared after 3 h 13 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2yesterday 15:45 · cleared after 2 h 28 min

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