M1 delays J11–J10 southbound

Live Still reported at 08:03 UK time, since 05:33 (2 h 30 min).

Long delays on the M1 southbound at J11–J10 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 05:33. Still reported at 08:03 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M1 southbound · J11–J10

   Broken-down vehicle

   since 05:33 (2 h 30 min) · delay ~31 min · queue 12.8 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 05:33 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. 06:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. 06:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 06:10 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 06:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 06:51 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~20), “Queuing traffic”
7. 06:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. 06:57 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
9. 07:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~26 min
10. 07:05 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. 07:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 07:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. 07:40 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
14. 07:46 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 07:55 TomTom: delay now ~38 min (was ~29), “Stationary traffic”
16. 08:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound within J8).
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J11 and J10).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J9–J10 southbound · yesterday 22:35, cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M1 crash J40–J39 southbound · yesterday 19:42, cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M1 closed J35A–J35 southbound · yesterday 13:16, cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M1 crash J15–J14 southbound · yesterday 08:41, cleared after 2 h 11 min
• M1 crash J22–J21A southbound · yesterday 06:46, cleared after 3 h 36 min
• M1 crash J26–J25 southbound · Sun 18:04, cleared after 1 h 14 min
• M1 crash J22–J21A southbound · Sun 16:03, cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M1 closed J23 northbound · Sun 15:29, cleared after 1 h 26 min
• M1 closed J23 southbound · Sun 15:29, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M1 reported crash J6 southbound · Sun 14:05, cleared after 43 min

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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.