A1(M) stopped traffic J3

Stopped traffic on the A1(M) at J3 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 07:06. Cleared at 08:47 after 1 h 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 08:47 on 9 Nov 2026, after 1 h 41 min

Location

A1(M) J3

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 07:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
2. 07:11 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~17)
3. 07:25 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~22)
4. 07:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 08:01 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
6. 08:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 08:47 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 08:47 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) crash J16–J17 northbound09:31 · cleared after 2 h 1 min
• A1(M) crash J53–J52Sat 13:37 · cleared after 12 h 2 min
• A1(M) crash J52–J53 northboundSat 03:18 · cleared after 1 h 30 min
• A1(M) crash J52–J53 northboundSat 02:31 · cleared after 1 h 54 min
• A1(M) crash J48–J49 northboundSat 02:30 · cleared after 1 h 55 min
• A1(M) stopped traffic J63–J64Fri 13:59 · cleared after 23 min
• A1(M) stopped trafficThu 17:41 · cleared after 55 min
• A1(M) closed J16–J17 northboundWed 20:43 · cleared after 6 h 36 min
• A1(M) crash J44 northboundWed 20:03 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• A1(M) crash J44–J45 northboundWed 19:47 · cleared after 3 h 47 min

Live traffic and past incidents at A1(M) J3.

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