M1 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J10–J9 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 21:00. Cleared at 23:20 after 2 h 20 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 23:20 on 21 Oct 2026, after 2 h 20 min

Location

M1 southbound · J10–J9

Reported as

Incident

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~67 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 21:00 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. 21:54 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. 21:54 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 22:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~67 min
5. 22:29 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~54)
6. 22:34 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~32)
7. 22:39 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~22)
8. 22:48 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 22:48 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. 22:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~45 min (reported again)
11. 22:57 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~45)
12. 23:06 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 23:06 All clear: no source reports it any more
14. 23:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min (reported again)
15. 23:20 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J10 and J9).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 stopped traffic J8–J922:11 · Live
• M1 reported crash J42 southbound18:51 · cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M1 crash J16–J17 northbound18:35 · cleared after 1 h 52 min
• M1 stopped traffic J8 southbound16:55 · cleared after 3 h 28 min
• M1 stopped traffic J26–J2515:55 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M1 crash J12–J13 northbound15:42 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M1 crash J37–J36 southbound14:59 · cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M1 reported crash J14 southbound11:00 · cleared after 52 min
• M1 crash J39 northbound07:34 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M1 delays J9–J10 northbound06:14 · cleared after 3 h 38 min

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