M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise
Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J12–J13 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 11:08. Cleared at 12:27 after 1 h 20 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 12:27 on 20 Oct 2026, after 1 h 20 min
- Location
- M25 clockwise · J12–J13
- Reported as
- Incident
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~68 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic”, delay ~2 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~14), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~34 min (was ~26)
- TomTom: delay now ~68 min (was ~34)
- TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~68)
- TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~21)
- TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J12 and J13).
Other recent incidents on the M25
- M25 stopped traffic J2
- M25 stopped traffic J3
- M25 reported crash J4–J3 anticlockwise
- M25 stopped traffic J12–J13
- M25 stopped traffic J9–J10
- M25 crash J28–J27 anticlockwise
- M25 reported crash J28–J27 anticlockwise
- M25 crash J27–J28 clockwise
- M25 crash J14–J15 clockwise
- M25 closed J28–J27
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.