M1 closed J31 northbound

Live Still reported at 17:42 UK time, since 15:57 (1 h 45 min).

Road closure on the M1 northbound at J31 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 15:57. Still reported at 17:42 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

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   M1 northbound · J31

   Road closed

   since 15:57 (1 h 45 min)

   TomTom · National Highways

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Timeline

1. 15:57 National Highways: road closed
2. 16:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. 16:10 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 16:10 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. 16:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
6. 16:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 16:15 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 16:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
9. 16:19 TomTom no longer reports it

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• M1 northbound within J31

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J21A–J22 · 16:34, still reported
• M1 closed J33–J32 southbound · 16:27, still reported
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · 16:25, still reported
• M1 stopped traffic J22–J23 · 08:22, cleared after 32 min
• M1 crash J8 southbound · yesterday 14:38, cleared after 44 min
• M1 crash J31–J32 northbound · yesterday 13:35, cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J32–J33 northbound · yesterday 09:57, cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southbound · yesterday 09:57, cleared after 2 h 55 min
• M1 reported crash J28–J29 northbound · Sun 23:11, cleared after 46 min
• M1 crash J6A–J8 northbound · Sun 20:40, cleared after 1 h 47 min

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