M20 Junction 12 Traffic

🚨 Live at M20 J12 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M20 J12 right now.

Planned closures at M20 J12

🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M20 westbound Jct 12 to Jct 11 carriageway closure

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Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M20 junction 12 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:18 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M20 junction 12 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M20 junction 12 at 14:18.

Is M20 junction 12 closed tonight?

Yes. M20 junction 12 has 1 full closure planned tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): westbound Jct 12 to Jct 11 carriageway closure, 20:00 to 06:00.

Tonight: every M20 closure ›

Is M20 junction 12 closed this weekend?

Yes. M20 junction 12 has 2 full closures planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): westbound Jct 12 to Jct 11 carriageway closure, Fri 20:00 to 06:00; and westbound Jct 12 to Jct 11 carriageway closure, Sun 20:00 to 06:00.

This weekend: every M20 closure ›

Is there an accident at M20 junction 12 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M20 junction 12 since midnight.

M20 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M20 J12 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Hythe, Folkestone, Dover, Ashford.

📍 Heading to… from M20 J12

Also near this junction

LeShuttle Folkestone Terminal (Channel Tunnel) Crossing · Folkestone (Cheriton), Kent 0.5 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Port of Dover Ferry port · Dover, Kent 10 miles east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Ashford Designer Outlet Shopping · Ashford, Kent 11 miles west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Canterbury Cathedral Heritage · Canterbury, Kent 13 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M20 at J12

78Collisions

2Fatal

11Serious

108Casualties

Around the middle

Ranked 224 of 556 UK junctions on record · 7 of 15 on the M20

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,122 collisions are on record, 12 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M20 itself, within 2 miles of J12. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M20 J12 → 7 of 15 junctions on the M20 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M20 J12 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M20 junction 12?

M20 J12 is at Folkestone & Cheriton. National Highways signs it as Folkestone. The nearest town is Hythe.

Is there an accident at M20 J12?

No — as of 14:18 National Highways list nothing at M20 J12. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M20 junction 12 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M20 westbound Jct 12 to Jct 11 carriageway closure, from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M20 junction 12?

Police STATS19 records show 78 collisions on the M20 within 2 miles of J12, including 2 fatal and 11 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,122 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 224 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M20 junction 12?

Within 15 miles of M20 J12: LeShuttle Folkestone Terminal (Channel Tunnel) (crossing, Folkestone (Cheriton)), about 0.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Port of Dover (ferry port, Dover), about 10 miles east in a straight line; Ashford Designer Outlet (shopping, Ashford), about 11 miles west in a straight line; Canterbury Cathedral (heritage, Canterbury), about 13 miles north in a straight line.

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Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M20, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

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↔️ Next junctions

← J11A
Folkestone & Cheriton J13
Folkestone & Capel-le-Ferne →

📍 Towns near this junction

Hythe 1.5 mi Folkestone 2.7 mi Dover 9.3 mi Ashford 10.8 mi

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