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M1 J42 traffic

No incidents reported at M1 J42 right now.

Updated 03:28 UK time · at J42 and the stretches either side

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Right now

Nothing reported at M1 J42 at the moment.

Closures tonight

No closures planned at J42 tonight.

The last 90 days

Incidents

50

Collisions

11

Road closed

1time

Typical time to clear

1 h 7 minmedian of 45

Busiest time

15:00–16:00

Recent incidents

M1 crash J42–J43 northboundyesterday 22:32 · cleared after 1 h 21 min
M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 20:39 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
M1 crash J42 southboundSun 00:35 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
M1 closed J42 southbound27 Oct 2026 13:34 · cleared after 4 h 31 min
M1 reported crash J42 southbound21 Oct 2026 18:51 · cleared after 1 h 33 min
M1 crash J41–J42 northbound16 Oct 2026 15:54 · cleared after 2 h 30 min
M1 crash J43–J42 southbound15 Oct 2026 15:55 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
M1 crash J41 southbound14 Oct 2026 18:30 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
M1 reported crash J42–J43 northbound3 Oct 2026 09:57 · cleared after 41 min
M1 crash J43–J44 northbound28 Sept 2026 15:07 · cleared after 3 h 1 min
M1 crash J44–J43 northbound28 Sept 2026 09:17 · cleared after 48 min
M1 reported crash J43–J42 southbound26 Sept 2026 11:05 · cleared after 41 min

Junctions either side

Every M1 junction

Common questions

Is the M1 closed at junction 42 right now?

No incidents have closed it right now.

Is M1 J42 closed tonight?

No closures are planned at J42 tonight.

How many crashes have there been at M1 J42?

11 collisions reported at or either side of J42 in the last 90 days, the latest on 2 Nov 2026 at 22:32.

Includes incidents at J42 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.