M1 closed J30–J31 northbound (broken-down vehicle)

Road closure on the M1 northbound at J30–J31 on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 17:16. Cleared at 16:32 after 24 h 17 min. Timeline of reports from National Highways and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 16:32 on 25 Oct 2026, after 24 h 17 min

Location

M1 northbound · J30–J31

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

Road closed

Sources

National Highways ×9 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sat 17:16 National Highways: road closed
2. Sat 17:16 National Highways: road closed
3. Sat 17:16 National Highways: road closed
4. Sat 18:37 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
5. Sat 19:30 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
6. Sat 20:40 National Highways: road closed
7. Sat 23:40 National Highways: road closed
8. Sun 04:32 National Highways: road closed
9. Sun 04:52 National Highways: road closed
10. Sun 05:12 National Highways: road closed
11. Sun 06:52 National Highways: road closed
12. Sun 07:08 National Highways: road reopened
13. Sun 07:08 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. Sun 16:32 National Highways: road reopened
15. Sun 16:32 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• M1 northbound within J31
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J30 and J31).
• M1 northbound between J31 and J32

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J42–J43 northboundyesterday 22:32 · cleared after 1 h 21 min
• M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 20:39 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 northboundyesterday 19:33 · cleared after 49 min
• M1 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J34 northboundyesterday 15:09 · cleared after 42 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 14:46 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 12:30 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J37–J36 southboundyesterday 08:35 · cleared after 44 min
• M1 stopped traffic J32–J33 northboundyesterday 07:33 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 06:00 · cleared after 3 h 31 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J30 and M1 J31.

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