M25 Traffic Today
There is all sorts of news we feature that affects the M25 today: live incidents and closures, how fast the traffic is moving, the weather, roadworks tonight and how busy the motorway usually is on this day of the week. This page guides you to the sections of our website, and the individual pages, that give you much more about each of the subjects below.
Whether you drive part of the M25 every day or you are planning a one-off trip to Heathrow, Gatwick, the Dartford Crossing or the coast, each paragraph explains what that part of the site is for and how it helps you plan your journey.
On the M25 Today
The most recent report we are aware of on the M25 today. For every report, with filters by junction and direction, see all M25 traffic news. If something has stopped the traffic today, a collision, a vehicle fire or a sudden closure, it will be on our M25 serious incidents page, with the serious incidents earlier today below it.
Live example - one current item from today’s traffic news on the M25, refreshed every five minutes. It shows how our news is laid out; the full news is one click away.
A282 clockwise between junctions with the A13 and A206: vehicle fire
20:23 (8:23pm)1 Nov 2026reported 4 min ago
- Location
- A282 clockwise between junctions with the A13 and A206
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Lanes closed
- There is one of four lanes closed. Lane one is closed
- Reason
- Vehicle fire
- Schedule
- 19:12 (7:12pm) Sun 1 Nov 2026 → 21:11 (9:11pm) Sun 1 Nov 2026
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Updated 20:27 (8:27pm) Sun 1 Nov 2026
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How Fast the M25 Is Moving Today
Our live M25 speed map shows every stretch in both directions, coloured by how fast traffic is moving, and refreshes every five minutes. On a road as long as the M25, it is the quickest way to see whether the clockwise or the anticlockwise way round will get you there sooner. The M25 speed limits now page shows where the overhead signals have lowered the limit, often the first sign of a queue, and the overhead signs page shows every message drivers are seeing.
Today’s Weather on the M25
Rain, spray, fog and frost all change how the M25 behaves today, and how long it takes to stop. Our M25 weather page has today’s weather at junctions around the motorway, with each junction’s hour-by-hour forecast a tap away, and any Met Office warnings in force today. Strong wind matters most at the Dartford Crossing, where the QE2 Bridge can close.
Today’s Traffic Trend
How has traffic on the M25 moved so far today? Our M25 traffic trends for today show today’s slowest hours and stretches, hour by hour, against the same day last week and against the usual speed for each hour, so you can see whether the M25 is busier or quieter than normal today and pick the best time to travel.
Accidents, Roadworks and Closures Tonight
For collisions and breakdowns on the M25 today, see M25 accidents. Most planned work happens at night, so before a late journey check M25 closures tonight, and M25 roadworks for lane closures in place today.
Your Junction Today
Every M25 junction has its own page with today’s news near it and what is around it: start from M25 junctions or the M25 maps. The M25 has its own service areas, at Clacket Lane, Cobham, South Mimms and Thurrock, and M25 services shows where each one is and what it has. For the Thames crossing between Essex and Kent, see the Dartford Crossing page. For the full picture at a glance, go back to the M25 traffic news home page.