M1 delays J10 southbound

Long delays on the M1 southbound at J10 on Thursday 15 October 2026, from 06:14. Still reported at 08:25 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:14 (2 h 10 min)

Location

M1 southbound · J10

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~24 min

At its worst

Delay ~27 min

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 06:19 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 06:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 06:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
5. 06:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 06:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
7. 06:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
8. 06:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
9. 06:47 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~3)
10. 07:18 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
11. 07:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 07:58 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
13. 08:13 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: fast slip from M1 J10 southbound to A1081 eastbound).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J11 and J11A).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 stopped traffic J39–J40 northbound06:40 · Live
• M1 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundyesterday 20:48 · cleared after 2 h 24 min
• M1 crash J11–J10 northboundyesterday 19:26 · cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M1 crash J41 southboundyesterday 18:30 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 14:49 · cleared after 1 h 13 min
• M1 crash J24 southboundyesterday 12:56 · cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J21A–J21yesterday 10:48 · cleared after 2 h 1 min
• M1 delays J9–J10yesterday 06:13 · cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M1 crash J9–J10Tue 21:47 · cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M1 crash J33–J34 northboundTue 17:38 · cleared after 1 h 52 min

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