M25 crash J8 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J8 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 10:31. Cleared at 12:01 after 1 h 30 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 12:01 on 30 Oct 2026, after 1 h 30 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J8

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Delay ~16 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Fri 10:19 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. Fri 10:48 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~12 min
3. Fri 10:53 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
4. Fri 10:58 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
5. Fri 11:08 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 12:01 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
7. Fri 12:01 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 J8 anti-clockwise exit).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 crash J27–J26 anticlockwiseyesterday 19:13 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 crash J25–J26 clockwiseyesterday 19:12 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwiseyesterday 18:40 · cleared after 42 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:35 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:25 · cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M25 stopped traffic J30yesterday 17:06 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M25 crash J21A–J22 clockwiseyesterday 16:40 · cleared after 52 min
• M25 crash J30–J29 anticlockwiseyesterday 09:43 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M25 reported crash J27 anticlockwiseyesterday 08:38 · cleared after 41 min
• M25 stopped traffic J3–J2yesterday 07:02 · cleared after 5 h 16 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M25 J8.

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