M25 stopped traffic J12–J13 clockwise

Stopped traffic on the M25 clockwise at J12–J13 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 06:38. Cleared at 11:54 after 5 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 11:54 on 12 Nov 2026, after 5 h 16 min

Location

M25 clockwise · J12–J13

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
2. 06:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 06:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 06:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 07:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
6. 07:24 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. 07:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 07:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
9. 07:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
10. 07:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
11. 07:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
12. 07:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 08:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~17 min
14. 08:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min (reported again)
15. 08:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. 08:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. 08:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 08:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
19. 09:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. 09:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. 09:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
22. 10:59 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
23. 10:59 TomTom no longer reports it
24. 10:59 All clear: no source reports it any more
25. 11:21 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
26. 11:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
27. 11:26 TomTom no longer reports it
28. 11:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
29. 11:52 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
30. 11:54 TomTom no longer reports it
31. 11:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 clockwise between J12 and J13).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (4 signs; furthest along: M25 clockwise within J14).

Other recent incidents on the M25

• M25 closed J17–J16 anticlockwise10:16 · cleared after 44 min
• M25 crash J7 clockwise09:04 · cleared after 4 h 48 min
• M25 crash J7 anticlockwise08:41 · cleared after 5 h 11 min
• M25 stopped traffic J306:44 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• M25 reported crash J5 clockwise06:32 · cleared after 33 min
• M25 crash J27 anticlockwise06:29 · cleared after 7 h 23 min
• M25 stopped traffic J13–J12 anticlockwise04:24 · cleared after 7 h 48 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 J12 and M25 J13.

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