M25 stopped traffic J13–J12 anticlockwise

Cleared Cleared at 16:10 on 26 Sept 2026, after 6 h 28 min.

Stopped traffic on the M25 anticlockwise at J13–J12 on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 09:42. Cleared at 16:10 after 6 h 28 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M25 anticlockwise · J13–J12

   Broken-down vehicle

   Sat 09:42–Sat 16:10 (cleared after 6 h 28 min) · delay ~15 min · queue 7.1 mi

   TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

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Timeline

1. Sat 09:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Sat 10:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Sat 10:08 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Sat 10:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Sat 10:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~16 min
6. Sat 11:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Sat 11:26 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Sat 11:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Sat 11:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
10. Sat 11:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sat 11:48 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. Sat 11:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Sat 12:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. Sat 12:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Sat 12:40 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. Sat 12:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Sat 14:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Sat 14:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Sat 14:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Sat 14:37 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
21. Sat 14:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Sat 14:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. Sat 15:17 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
24. Sat 15:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
25. Sat 15:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Sat 15:38 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~9), “Slow traffic”
27. Sat 15:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
28. Sat 16:10 TomTom no longer reports it
29. Sat 16:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J13 and J12).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 stopped traffic J2 · 06:51, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M25 stopped traffic J10–J11 · 06:42, cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M25 delays J16 · 06:36, cleared after 7 h
• M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise · 06:20, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M25 delays J5–J6 · 06:14, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M25 closed J10–J9 · 00:48, cleared after 19 min
• M25 crash M25 northbound · yesterday 20:25, cleared after 2 h 40 min
• M25 stopped traffic J18–J19 · yesterday 15:53, cleared after 3 h 13 min
• M25 stopped traffic J2 · yesterday 15:45, cleared after 2 h 28 min
• M25 stopped traffic J16–J17 clockwise · yesterday 15:07, cleared after 3 h 5 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.