M1 closed J6A–J8

Live Still reported at 14:09 UK time, since 12:54 (1 h 15 min).

Road closure on the M1 at J6A–J8 on Sunday 11 October 2026, from 12:54. Still reported at 14:09 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M1 · J6A–J8

   Lane closure

   since 12:54 (1 h 15 min) · delay ~9 min · queue 6.1 mi

   TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 12:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. 12:58 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
3. 13:03 TomTom: road closed
4. 13:07 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~15)
5. 13:12 TomTom: delay now ~46 min (was ~26)
6. 13:31 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~41)
7. 13:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. 13:49 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J16–J15A southbound · 09:47, cleared after 2 h 7 min
• M1 crash J34–J35 northbound · yesterday 22:40, cleared after 3 h 8 min
• M1 crash J12–J11A southbound · yesterday 19:02, cleared after 1 h 14 min
• M1 crash J11–J11A northbound · yesterday 19:01, cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M1 closed J31–J32 northbound · yesterday 14:18, cleared after 1 h 21 min
• M1 closed J31 northbound · yesterday 13:29, cleared after 49 min
• M1 stopped traffic J8 · yesterday 11:52, cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M1 closed J27–J28 · yesterday 03:22, cleared after 23 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 · Fri 21:49, cleared after 2 h 59 min
• M1 crash J23–J22 southbound · Fri 16:32, cleared after 1 h 7 min

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