M1 closed J11–J10 southbound (obstruction)
Live Still reported at 16:46 UK time, since 13:34 (3 h 12 min).
Road closure on the M1 southbound at J11–J10 on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 13:34. Still reported at 16:46 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, National Highways and the motorway signs.
M1 southbound · J11–J10
Obstruction or hazard
Road closed · since 13:34 (3 h 12 min) · delay ~174 min · queue 7.0 mi
TomTom ×8 · National Highways · Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~17)
- TomTom: delay now ~52 min (was ~31)
- TomTom: delay now ~74 min (was ~52)
- National Highways: road closed
- TomTom: road closed
- TomTom: delay now ~98 min (was ~74)
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
- Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~70 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~108 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~121 min
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Stationary traffic
- Closed
- M1 J12 northbound exit
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (10 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J11 and J10).
- Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 J11A southbound exit).
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- M1 crash J27–J26 southbound
- M1 crash J14–J13 southbound
- M1 crash J30–J31 northbound
- M1 reported crash J12–J13 northbound
- M1 crash J9–J10 northbound
- M1 crash J8 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.