M25 stopped traffic J17–J16 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J17–J16 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 13:45. Cleared at 20:23 after 6 h 38 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:23 on 28 Oct 2026, after 6 h 38 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J17–J16

Reported as

Incident

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~51 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Wed 13:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min
2. Wed 14:51 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. Wed 14:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Wed 15:01 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. Wed 15:16 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Wed 15:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. Wed 15:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~27 min
8. Wed 16:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
9. Wed 17:07 TomTom no longer reports it
10. Wed 17:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Wed 17:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min (reported again)
12. Wed 17:12 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Wed 17:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min (reported again)
14. Wed 17:32 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 17:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. Wed 17:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~13 min
17. Wed 17:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min
18. Wed 17:56 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~10)
19. Wed 18:17 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~5), “Queuing traffic”
20. Wed 18:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
21. Wed 18:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
22. Wed 18:42 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~22)
23. Wed 19:11 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
24. Wed 19:17 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~31)
25. Wed 19:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
26. Wed 19:32 TomTom no longer reports it
27. Wed 20:23 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
28. Wed 20:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J17 and J16).

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 J17 and M25 J16.

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