M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J13–J12 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 14:56. Still reported at 17:57 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 14:56 (3 h 1 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J13–J12

Reported as

Collision

Delay

~20 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~63 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×3

Timeline

1. 14:56 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 14:59 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
3. 15:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 15:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 15:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 15:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 15:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 15:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 15:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
10. 15:58 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
11. 16:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 16:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 16:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 16:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
15. 16:50 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. 17:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 17:08 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. 17:09 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
19. 17:09 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
20. 17:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~63 min (reported again)
21. 17:31 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~63), “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 J11 anti-clockwise exit).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J12 and J11).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).

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Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J13 and M25 J12.

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