M25 stopped traffic J9–J10 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J9–J10 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 15:35. Cleared at 18:30 after 2 h 55 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:30 on 16 Oct 2026, after 2 h 55 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J9–J10

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~60 min

Sources

TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. 15:35 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
2. 15:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. 15:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min
4. 15:54 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 16:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
6. 16:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 16:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
8. 16:22 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~18), “Slow traffic”
9. 16:23 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF ANIMALS”
10. 16:26 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~7), “Queuing traffic”
11. 16:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
12. 16:31 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~16), “Slow traffic”
13. 16:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 16:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. 17:03 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
16. 17:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~44 min
18. 17:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
19. 17:12 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, delay now ~59 min (was ~44), “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
20. 17:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~26 min
21. 17:21 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~26), “Slow traffic”
22. 17:21 TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~60)
23. 17:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 17:42 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
25. 17:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
26. 17:53 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
27. 18:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
28. 18:12 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
29. 18:16 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
30. 18:24 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
31. 18:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
32. 18:30 TomTom no longer reports it
33. 18:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M25 J7 clockwise to M23 J8 southbound).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF ANIMALS” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from M25 J7 anti-clockwise to M23 J8 southbound).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J9 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (7 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J9 and J10).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J29–J30 clockwise14:59 · cleared after 3 h 30 min
• M25 delays J25–J26 clockwise14:26 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J1512:26 · Live
• M25 crash J24–J23 anticlockwise12:17 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M25 crash J23–J22 anticlockwise10:40 · cleared after 30 min
• M25 crash J10 clockwise10:40 · Live
• M25 reported crash J21–J20 anticlockwise10:33 · cleared after 48 min
• M25 crash J3007:14 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise06:46 · cleared after 5 h 54 min
• M25 crash J14–J15 clockwise06:40 · cleared after 5 h 46 min

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