M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound
Cleared Cleared at 19:24 on 8 Oct 2026, after 1 h 49 min.
Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J15–J14 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 17:35. Cleared at 19:24 after 1 h 49 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
M1 southbound · J15–J14
Incident
Thu 17:35–Thu 19:24 (cleared after 1 h 49 min) · delay ~47 min · queue 5.5 mi
Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~22 min
- TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~22)
- TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~33)
- TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, delay now ~61 min (was ~44), “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~39 min
- TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~39)
- TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~13), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (7 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J15 and J14).
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J15A and J15).
- Slow traffic
Other recent incidents on the M1
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- M1 crash J23–J22 southbound
- M1 stopped traffic J12–J13
- M1 crash J22–J21A southbound
- M1 crash J15A northbound
- M1 closed J28–J27
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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.