M1 stopped traffic J12 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 northbound at J12 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 09:37. Still reported at 12:43 UK time. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Live since 09:37 (3 h 6 min)

Location

M1 northbound · J12

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~43 min

Sources

Motorway signs ×3 · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 09:10 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 10:07 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. 10:07 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 10:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
5. 10:37 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
6. 10:42 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, delay now ~19 min (was ~14), “Stationary traffic, Obstruction on the road”
7. 10:47 TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~19)
8. 10:58 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
9. 11:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~34 min
10. 11:10 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~29)
11. 11:15 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 11:28 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road”, delay ~2 min
13. 11:31 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
14. 11:33 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~2), “Queuing traffic, Obstruction on the road”
15. 11:42 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”
16. 11:47 TomTom no longer reports it
17. 12:08 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 J12 northbound exit).
• Stationary traffic, Obstruction on the road
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J11 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 J12 northbound exit).

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J15–J15A northbound10:18 · cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M1 crash J30 northbound06:26 · cleared after 1 h 41 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 17:05 · cleared after 3 h 26 min
• M1 reported crash J5 southboundyesterday 16:35 · cleared after 58 min
• M1 reported crash J23A northboundyesterday 16:27 · cleared after 36 min
• M1 closed J4–J2 southboundyesterday 07:20 · cleared after 2 h 16 min
• M1 delays J11–J10yesterday 06:10 · cleared after 2 h 58 min
• M1 reported crash J46 southboundTue 21:49 · cleared after 40 min
• M1 crash J28–J27 southboundTue 19:14 · cleared after 1 h 14 min
• M1 crash J14–J15 southboundTue 18:38 · cleared after 1 h 50 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J12.

The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.