M1 stopped traffic J8 southbound
Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J8 on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 16:55. Still reported at 19:57 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since 16:55 (3 h 2 min)
- Location
- M1 southbound · J8
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~26 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
- TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~13)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~14), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound within J8).
Other recent incidents on the M1
- M1 reported crash J42 southbound
- M1 crash J16–J17 northbound
- M1 stopped traffic J26–J25
- M1 crash J12–J13 northbound
- M1 crash J37–J36 southbound
- M1 reported crash J14 southbound
- M1 crash J39 northbound
- M1 delays J9–J10 northbound
- M1 crash J44–J45 northbound
- M1 crash J23–J23A northbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.