M25 stopped traffic J13–J12 anticlockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J13–J12 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 13:55. Cleared at 18:53 after 4 h 58 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:53 on 19 Oct 2026, after 4 h 58 min

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J13–J12

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~23 min

Sources

TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 13:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 14:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. 14:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 15:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 15:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 15:22 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 15:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 16:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 16:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 16:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 16:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
12. 16:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. 16:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
14. 16:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 17:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
16. 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
17. 17:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. 17:17 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
19. 17:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
20. 17:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
21. 17:49 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
22. 18:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
23. 18:11 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
24. 18:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. 18:16 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~14)
26. 18:53 TomTom no longer reports it
27. 18:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J16 anticlockwise16:21 · Live
• M25 crash J24–J25 clockwise15:14 · cleared after 3 h 56 min
• M25 stopped traffic J16–J17 clockwise14:21 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M25 stopped traffic J214:09 · cleared after 4 h 7 min
• M25 crash J26–J27 clockwise13:22 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• M25 crash J13–J12 anticlockwise11:01 · cleared after 3 h 44 min
• M25 stopped traffic J23–J24 clockwise08:09 · Live
• M25 stopped traffic J6–J5 anticlockwise08:01 · cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M25 delays J10–J1107:58 · cleared after 5 h 39 min
• M25 stopped traffic J20–J2107:08 · cleared after 1 h 31 min

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