M1 closed J35A–J35 southbound (obstruction)
Cleared Cleared at 15:23 on 5 Oct 2026, after 2 h 8 min.
Road closure on the M1 southbound at J35A–J35 on Monday 5 October 2026, from 13:16. Cleared at 15:23 after 2 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.
M1 southbound · J35A–J35
Obstruction or hazard
Road closed · yesterday 13:16–yesterday 15:23 (cleared after 2 h 8 min) · delay ~11 min · queue 3.2 mi
Motorway signs ×4 · TomTom ×3 · National Highways ×3
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~9 min
- TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~9)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT AHEAD”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~48 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE”
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: road closed
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
- TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Closed, Vehicle fire”
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: road closed
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT AHEAD”
- TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~90 min
- TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~90)
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~12), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- National Highways: road reopened
- Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J35A and J35).
- Stationary traffic
- Closed, Vehicle fire
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT AHEAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound within J36).
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J35 and J35A).
- Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J35A and J35).
- Queuing traffic
- M1 southbound between J35A and J35
Other recent incidents on the M1
- M1 crash J9–J10 southbound
- M1 crash J40–J39 southbound
- M1 crash J15–J14 southbound
- M1 crash J22–J21A southbound
- M1 crash J26–J25 southbound
- M1 crash J22–J21A southbound
- M1 closed J23 northbound
- M1 closed J23 southbound
- M1 reported crash J6 southbound
- M1 crash J14–J15 northbound
About this page
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.