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M23 Junction 8 Traffic

Merstham & Redhill · Merstham · near Redhill

M23 J8 at 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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🚨 Live at M23 J8 right now

Checked 14:07 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M23 J8 right now.

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

Is M23 junction 8 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M23 junction 8 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M23 junction 8 at 14:07.

Is M23 junction 8 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M23 junction 8 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M23 closure ›

Is M23 junction 8 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M23 junction 8 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

This weekend: every M23 closure ›

Is there an accident at M23 junction 8 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M23 junction 8 since midnight.

M23 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 M23 J8 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Redhill, Reigate, Godstone, Caterham.

📍 Heading to… from M23 J8

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 M23 at J8

107Collisions
1Fatal
15Serious
197Casualties
61
Around the middle
Ranked 215 of 556 UK junctions on record · 4 of 7 on the M23

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 2,169 collisions are on record, 17 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 M23 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.

📊 Full collision analysis for M23 J8 → 4 of 7 junctions on the M23 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M23 J8 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M23 junction 8?

M23 J8 is at Merstham & Redhill. National Highways signs it as Merstham. The nearest town is Redhill.

Is there an accident at M23 J8?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M23 J8. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M23 junction 8 closed?

No closure is listed at M23 J8 as of 14:07.

How many accidents happen at M23 junction 8?

Police STATS19 records show 107 collisions on the M23 within 2 miles of J8, including 1 fatal and 15 serious. Counting every road in the area, 2,169 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 215 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M23 junction 8?

Within 15 miles of M23 J8: Epsom Downs Racecourse (racecourse, Epsom), about 6 miles north-west in a straight line; Box Hill (attraction, Dorking), about 6.5 miles west in a straight line; Gatwick Airport (airport, Crawley), about 7 miles south in a straight line; Denbies Wine Estate (attraction, Dorking), about 7.5 miles west in a straight line; Sandown Park Racecourse (racecourse, Esher), about 12 miles north-west in a straight line; RHS Garden Wisley (attraction, Wisley, Woking), about 14 miles west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Redhill 0.8 mi Reigate 2.1 mi Godstone 4.1 mi Caterham 4.2 mi

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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.