M25 stopped traffic J13–J12 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J13–J12 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 04:24. Cleared at 12:12 after 7 h 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 12:12 on 12 Nov 2026, after 7 h 48 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J13–J12

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×9

Timeline

1. 04:24 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. 04:31 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE LANES CLOSED”
3. 05:17 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~5 min
4. 05:18 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
5. 05:21 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 05:50 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
7. 06:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
8. 06:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 06:39 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
10. 06:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
11. 06:53 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
12. 07:11 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
13. 07:24 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~13)
14. 07:29 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
15. 08:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~16 min
16. 08:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 08:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. 08:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. 08:28 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
20. 08:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min
21. 08:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. 09:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. 09:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 09:21 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE LANES CLOSED”
25. 09:21 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
26. 09:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. 10:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. 10:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
29. 10:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
30. 10:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. 10:32 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
32. 10:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
33. 11:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min
34. 11:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
35. 11:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
36. 11:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
37. 11:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
38. 11:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
39. 12:03 TomTom no longer reports it
40. 12:03 All clear: no source reports it any more
41. 12:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
42. 12:12 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE LANES CLOSED” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).
• Queuing traffic, Vehicle fire
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).
• Stationary traffic, Obstruction on the road
• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Slow traffic, Lane closed

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• M25 crash J7 anticlockwise08:41 · cleared after 5 h 11 min
• M25 stopped traffic J306:44 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise06:38 · cleared after 5 h 16 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwise06:32 · cleared after 33 min
• M25 crash J27 anticlockwise06:29 · cleared after 7 h 23 min
• M25 closed J28–J2900:42 · cleared after 2 h 36 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwiseyesterday 18:58 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M25 crash J5–J6 clockwiseyesterday 17:02 · cleared after 1 h 24 min

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

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