M20 Junction 8 Traffic

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✅Nothing reported at M20 J8 right now.

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Is M20 junction 8 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:18 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M20 junction 8 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M20 junction 8 at 14:18.

Is M20 junction 8 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M20 junction 8 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M20 junction 8 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M20 junction 8 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M20 junction 8 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M20 junction 8 since midnight.

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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 J8 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Maidstone, Sittingbourne, Chatham, Larkfield.

📍 Heading to… from M20 J8

This junction is for

Leeds Castle Heritage · Maidstone, Kent Reached from M20 J8 · 1 mile south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Also near this junction

Ashford Designer Outlet Shopping · Ashford, Kent 13 miles south-east 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 J8

81Collisions

1Fatal

17Serious

114Casualties

Around the middle

Ranked 232 of 556 UK junctions on record · 8 of 15 on the M20

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 400 collisions are on record, 6 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 J8. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

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❓ M20 J8 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M20 junction 8?

M20 J8 is at Hollingbourne & Harrietsham. National Highways signs it as Hollingbourne. The nearest town is Maidstone.

Is there an accident at M20 J8?

No — as of 14:18 National Highways list nothing at M20 J8. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M20 junction 8 closed?

No closure is listed at M20 J8 as of 14:18.

How many accidents happen at M20 junction 8?

Police STATS19 records show 81 collisions on the M20 within 2 miles of J8, including 1 fatal and 17 serious. Counting every road in the area, 400 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 232 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M20 junction 8 the junction for?

M20 J8 is the junction for Leeds Castle (heritage, Maidstone), about 1 mile south-west in a straight line - reached from M20 J8.

What is near M20 junction 8?

Within 15 miles of M20 J8: Ashford Designer Outlet (shopping, Ashford), about 13 miles south-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Maidstone 5.5 mi Sittingbourne 6.9 mi Chatham 9.4 mi Larkfield 9.4 mi

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🆘 Broken down near M20 J8?

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On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.

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