M25 closed J18–J19

Live Still reported at 17:20 UK time, since 15:43 (1 h 37 min).

Road closure on the M25 at J18–J19 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 15:43. Still reported at 17:20 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M25 · J18–J19

   Lane closure

   since 15:43 (1 h 37 min) · delay ~40 min · queue 10.1 mi

   TomTom ×4

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Timeline

1. 15:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. 15:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
3. 15:47 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~14)
4. 16:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 16:15 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~60 min (was ~45), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
6. 16:20 TomTom: road closed
7. 16:20 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
8. 16:24 TomTom: delay now ~43 min (was ~30), “Queuing traffic”
9. 16:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~18 min
10. 16:33 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~42), “Stationary traffic”
11. 16:38 TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~21), “Queuing traffic”
12. 16:43 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~40)
13. 16:43 TomTom: delay now ~57 min (was ~103)
14. 17:10 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~21)

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J20–J19 anticlockwise · 06:19, cleared after 3 h 47 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwise · 06:13, cleared after 3 h 21 min
• M25 crash J29–J30 clockwise · 02:43, cleared after 45 min
• M25 crash J26–J25 clockwise · yesterday 08:26, cleared after 56 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise · Sat 13:57, cleared after 48 min
• M25 crash J16 anticlockwise · Sat 09:02, cleared after 27 h 58 min
• M25 reported crash J3–J2 anticlockwise · Sat 03:52, cleared after 50 min
• M25 crash J16–J15 anticlockwise · Fri 12:34, cleared after 6 h 45 min
• M25 crash J14 clockwise · Fri 09:35, cleared after 16 h 36 min
• M25 stopped traffic J17 · Fri 06:54, cleared after 13 h 10 min

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