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M25 stopped traffic J16–J17 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J16–J17 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 12:38. Still reported at 16:57 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Live since 12:38 (4 h 19 min)
Location
M25 clockwise · J16–J17
Reported as
Obstruction or hazard
Delay
~13 min
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~25 min
Sources
TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs
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Timeline

  1. Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  3. TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~3), “Queuing traffic”
  4. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  5. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  6. Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
  7. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  8. Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW” (reported again)
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
  10. TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
  11. Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
  12. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  13. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  14. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  15. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  16. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
  17. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  18. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  19. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
  20. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
  21. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  22. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
  23. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
  24. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  25. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

Other recent incidents on the M25

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J16 and M25 J17.

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