M1 delays J9–J10 northbound

Long delays on the M1 northbound at J9–J10 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 06:14. Cleared at 09:51 after 3 h 38 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 09:51 on 21 Oct 2026, after 3 h 38 min

Location

M1 northbound · J9–J10

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Delay ~27 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 06:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
3. 06:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
4. 06:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 06:59 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
6. 07:04 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~6)
7. 07:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~14 min
8. 07:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
9. 07:22 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
10. 07:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 07:31 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~7)
12. 07:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 08:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 08:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 08:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min
16. 08:54 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~21), “Slow traffic”
17. 09:00 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
18. 09:00 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
19. 09:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. 09:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. 09:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. 09:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
23. 09:35 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. 09:49 TomTom no longer reports it
25. 09:51 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
26. 09:51 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
27. 09:51 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J9 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J9 and J10).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J39 northbound07:34 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M1 crash J44–J45 northboundyesterday 20:02 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J23–J23A northboundyesterday 17:02 · cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M1 stopped traffic J21A–J21 southboundyesterday 16:38 · cleared after 5 h 25 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 14:48 · cleared after 4 h 54 min
• M1 reported crash J24A–J25 northboundyesterday 12:03 · cleared after 42 min
• M1 stopped traffic J22–J21Ayesterday 08:13 · cleared after 1 h 5 min
• M1 reported crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 08:01 · cleared after 43 min
• M1 crash J34–J35 northboundyesterday 07:35 · cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J36–J37 northboundyesterday 07:31 · cleared after 2 h 14 min

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