M25 stopped traffic J17 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J17 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 09:42. Cleared at 12:29 after 266 h 46 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 12:29 on 6 Oct 2026, after 266 h 46 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J17

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×13 · Motorway signs ×6

Timeline

1. Fri 09:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Fri 09:46 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. Fri 09:50 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Fri 10:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Fri 10:38 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
6. Fri 10:40 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
7. Fri 10:51 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road”
8. Fri 10:55 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”
9. Fri 10:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
10. Fri 11:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
11. Fri 11:14 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Fri 11:14 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. Fri 11:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
14. Fri 11:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
15. Fri 11:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Fri 11:34 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~6), “Slow traffic”
17. Fri 11:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Fri 11:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. Fri 12:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Fri 12:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
21. Fri 12:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Fri 12:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Fri 12:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Fri 12:53 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
25. Fri 13:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Fri 13:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
27. Fri 13:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Fri 14:02 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
29. Fri 14:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
30. Fri 15:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
31. Fri 15:26 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~29)
32. Fri 15:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
33. Fri 15:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min
34. Fri 15:52 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~23), “Queuing traffic”
35. Fri 15:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
36. Fri 16:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
37. Fri 16:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
38. Fri 16:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. Fri 16:18 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
40. Fri 16:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Fri 16:40 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
42. Fri 16:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
43. Fri 16:48 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
44. Fri 16:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
45. Fri 17:01 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
46. Fri 17:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
47. Fri 17:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
48. Fri 17:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
49. Fri 17:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
50. Fri 17:34 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
51. Fri 17:34 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
52. Fri 17:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
53. Fri 17:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
54. Fri 17:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
55. Fri 17:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
56. Fri 18:03 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7)
57. Fri 18:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
58. Fri 18:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
59. Fri 18:12 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
60. Fri 18:12 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
61. Fri 18:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
62. Fri 18:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
63. Fri 18:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
64. Fri 19:03 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road”, delay ~2 min
65. Fri 19:05 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
66. Fri 19:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
67. Fri 19:22 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
68. Fri 19:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
69. Fri 19:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
70. Fri 19:42 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
71. Fri 19:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
72. Fri 19:56 TomTom no longer reports it
73. Fri 20:12 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
74. Fri 20:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
75. Tue 11:25 Motorway signs: “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
76. Tue 11:29 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (reported again)
77. Tue 11:59 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
78. Tue 12:29 Motorway signs no longer show “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW”
79. Tue 12:29 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 J17 anti-clockwise access).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (3 signs; furthest along: link road from M4 J4B to M25 J15 anti-clockwise).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (5 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J14 and J15).
• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (8 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J16 and J17).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J17 and J16).
• Overhead signs read “PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J14 and J15).

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• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise02:13 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• M25 crash J15 anticlockwise00:20 · cleared after 25 min
• M25 crash J11–J10 anticlockwiseyesterday 22:19 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 reported crash J11 anticlockwiseyesterday 21:53 · cleared after 49 min
• M25 crash J16–J17 clockwiseyesterday 14:21 · cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M25 reported crash J11–J12 clockwiseyesterday 13:24 · cleared after 1 h 8 min
• M25 crash J27–J28 clockwiseyesterday 12:31 · cleared after 37 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwiseyesterday 06:52 · cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 06:49 · cleared after 2 h 8 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J17.

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