M1 stopped traffic J11–J10 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J11–J10 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 06:07. Cleared at 08:33 after 2 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 08:33 on 11 Nov 2026, after 2 h 26 min

Location

M1 southbound · J11–J10

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

Sources

TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 06:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 06:11 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 06:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 06:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
5. 06:43 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~8)
6. 07:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
7. 07:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
8. 07:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
9. 07:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 07:15 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~9)
11. 07:27 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
12. 07:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
13. 07:34 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~16), “Slow traffic”
14. 07:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. 07:43 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~9)
16. 07:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
17. 07:47 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~19), “Slow traffic”
18. 07:52 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15), “Stationary traffic”
19. 08:00 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
20. 08:15 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic”
21. 08:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. 08:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
23. 08:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
24. 08:33 TomTom no longer reports it
25. 08:33 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J11 and J10).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J8 southbound08:33 · cleared after 12 min
• M1 crash J22–J21A northbound06:43 · Live
• M1 crash J21–J20 southbound05:53 · cleared after 50 min
• M1 closed J25–J24A southboundyesterday 23:06 · cleared after 5 h 24 min
• M1 closed J25–J24A southboundyesterday 21:34 · cleared after 1 h
• M1 crash J45 northboundyesterday 19:23 · cleared after 57 min
• M1 stopped traffic J10–J11 northboundyesterday 16:25 · cleared after 2 h 3 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southboundyesterday 16:20 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J34–J33 southboundyesterday 13:49 · cleared after 11 min
• M1 crash J32 northboundyesterday 13:48 · cleared after 12 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J11 and M1 J10.

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