A1 stopped traffic

Stopped traffic on the A1 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 13:35. Cleared at 14:31 after 55 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 14:31 on 26 Oct 2026, after 55 min

Location

A1

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

Sources

TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. Mon 13:35 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
2. Mon 13:40 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Mon 13:40 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 13:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
5. Mon 13:59 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Mon 13:59 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Mon 14:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
8. Mon 14:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~19 min
9. Mon 14:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
10. Mon 14:21 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Mon 14:26 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
12. Mon 14:31 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Mon 14:31 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the A1

• A1 stopped trafficFri 16:11 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A1 stopped trafficFri 12:37 · cleared after 1 h 51 min
• A1 closedThu 01:23 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• A1 closedWed 20:25 · cleared after 3 h 37 min
• A1 closedWed 05:06 · cleared after 45 min
• A1 closed27 Oct 2026 20:51 · cleared after 7 h 25 min
• A1 closed27 Oct 2026 03:41 · cleared after 1 h 29 min
• A1 stopped traffic J4026 Oct 2026 11:33 · cleared after 3 h 31 min
• A1 stopped traffic26 Oct 2026 11:00 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• A1 crash Watford Way southbound26 Oct 2026 05:09 · cleared after 8 h 19 min

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