M1 stopped traffic J10–J11 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:56 on 8 Oct 2026, after 362 h 26 min.

Stopped traffic on the M1 northbound at J10–J11 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 15:30. Cleared at 17:56 after 362 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M1 northbound · J10–J11

   Broken-down vehicle

   Wed 15:30–Thu 17:56 (cleared after 362 h 26 min) · delay ~19 min · queue 16.4 mi

   TomTom ×10 · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
2. Wed 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
3. Wed 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
4. Wed 15:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Wed 15:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
6. Wed 15:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~2 min
7. Wed 16:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Wed 16:16 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. Wed 16:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~4 min
10. Wed 16:33 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
11. Wed 16:43 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~6)
12. Wed 16:43 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Wed 16:57 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~13)
14. Wed 16:57 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~10)
15. Wed 17:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~1 min
16. Wed 17:26 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
17. Wed 17:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Wed 19:16 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Wed 19:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
20. Mon 15:37 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
21. Mon 16:07 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
22. Mon 16:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
23. Tue 14:42 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
24. Tue 14:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
25. Tue 15:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
26. Tue 15:10 TomTom no longer reports it
27. Tue 15:12 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
28. Tue 15:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
29. Thu 17:26 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
30. Thu 17:56 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
31. Thu 17:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J10 and J11).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J20 northbound · 14:49, still reported
• M1 crash J24 southbound · 12:56, cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J21A–J21 · 10:48, cleared after 2 h 1 min
• M1 delays J9–J10 · 06:13, cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 · yesterday 21:47, cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M1 crash J33–J34 northbound · yesterday 17:38, cleared after 1 h 52 min
• M1 crash J21A–J22 · yesterday 16:34, cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M1 closed J33–J32 southbound · yesterday 16:27, cleared after 2 h 12 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · yesterday 16:25, cleared after 6 h 35 min
• M1 closed J31 northbound · yesterday 15:57, cleared after 2 h 13 min

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