M20 stopped traffic J2–J1

Stopped traffic on the M20 at J2–J1 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 10:27. Still reported at 12:08 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Live since 10:27 (1 h 41 min)

Location

M20 · J2–J1

Reported as

Queueing traffic

Delay

~25 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 10:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 10:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 10:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 10:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 10:50 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 10:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 10:59 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 11:09 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
9. 11:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 11:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 11:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. 11:32 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M20

• M20 crash J4–J3 westbound09:44 · Live
• M20 crash J4–J3 westboundyesterday 08:26 · cleared after 10 h 41 min
• M20 crash J4–J3 westboundyesterday 07:37 · cleared after 9 h 22 min
• M20 closed J3–J4 eastboundyesterday 01:02 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M20 closed J3–J4 eastboundTue 01:46 · cleared after 3 h 28 min
• M20 crash J8–J9 eastboundMon 15:39 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M20 crash J4–J3 westboundMon 07:13 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M20 closed J12 eastbound15 Oct 2026 10:37 · cleared after 1 h 7 min
• M20 stopped traffic J5–J413 Oct 2026 07:11 · cleared after 27 min
• M20 crash J5 westbound8 Oct 2026 13:44 · cleared after 41 min

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