M25 stopped traffic J16–J17 clockwise
Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J16–J17 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 14:21. Still reported at 16:50 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since 14:21 (2 h 29 min)
- Location
- M25 clockwise · J16–J17
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~36 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs ×2
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~6)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
Source reports
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J16 and J17).
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (10 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J16 after M40 J1A northbound exit).
Other recent incidents on the M25
- M25 delays J17
- M25 crash J24–J25 clockwise
- M25 stopped traffic J2
- M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise
- M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise
- M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise
- M25 stopped traffic J23–J24 clockwise
- M25 delays J10–J11
- M25 stopped traffic J20–J21
- M25 crash J16 clockwise
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.