M1 stopped traffic J11 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J11 on Sunday 25 October 2026, from 12:44. Cleared at 15:01 after 2 h 17 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 15:01 on 25 Oct 2026, after 2 h 17 min

Location

M1 southbound · J11

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 12:44 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. Sun 13:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Sun 13:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Sun 13:16 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
5. Sun 13:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Sun 13:53 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
7. Sun 14:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
8. Sun 14:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~14 min
9. Sun 14:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
10. Sun 14:20 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Sun 15:01 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Sun 15:01 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 J11 southbound exit).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J42–J43 northboundyesterday 22:32 · cleared after 1 h 21 min
• M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 20:39 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 northboundyesterday 19:33 · cleared after 49 min
• M1 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 15:34 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J34 northboundyesterday 15:09 · cleared after 42 min
• M1 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 14:46 · cleared after 47 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 12:30 · cleared after 2 h 51 min
• M1 crash J37–J36 southboundyesterday 08:35 · cleared after 44 min
• M1 stopped traffic J32–J33 northboundyesterday 07:33 · cleared after 1 h 16 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 06:00 · cleared after 3 h 31 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J11.

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