A1(M) stopped traffic J45–J44 southbound
Cleared Cleared at 16:29 on 1 Oct 2026, after 2 h 47 min.
Stopped traffic on the A1(M) southbound at J45–J44 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 13:41. Cleared at 16:29 after 2 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
A1(M) southbound · J45–J44
Incident
Thu 13:41–Thu 16:29 (cleared after 2 h 47 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 2.3 mi
TomTom · Motorway signs
At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~20 min
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
- TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J45 and J44).
Other recent incidents on the A1(M)
- A1(M) closed J42–J41 southbound
- A1(M) reported crash J40–J41 northbound
- A1(M) crash
- A1(M) crash J44–J45 northbound
- A1(M) closed J34–J35 northbound
- A1(M) closed J36–J35 southbound
- A1(M) closed J34–J35 northbound
- A1(M) closed J42–J41 southbound
- A1(M) crash J49–J48 northbound
- A1(M) crash J45–J44 southbound
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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.