M1 stopped traffic J12–J13

Cleared Cleared at 16:47 on 9 Oct 2026, after 28 min.

Stopped traffic on the M1 at J12–J13 on Friday 9 October 2026, from 16:19. Cleared at 16:47 after 28 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M1 · J12–J13

   Queueing traffic

   16:19–16:47 (cleared after 28 min) · delay ~30 min · queue 4.8 mi

   TomTom

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Timeline

1. 16:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
2. 16:24 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9)
3. 16:28 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~15)
4. 16:33 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~20)
5. 16:38 TomTom: delay now ~39 min (was ~30)
6. 16:47 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 16:47 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J23–J22 southbound · 16:32, cleared after 1 h 7 min
• M1 crash J22–J21A southbound · 13:59, cleared after 3 h 14 min
• M1 crash J15A northbound · 12:23, cleared after 2 h 1 min
• M1 closed J28–J27 · 00:44, cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 reported crash J47–J48 northbound · yesterday 19:15, cleared after 42 min
• M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound · yesterday 17:35, cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 delays J14–J15 northbound · yesterday 16:12, cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M1 crash J15A–J15 southbound · yesterday 07:59, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M1 reported crash J17–J18 northbound · yesterday 05:23, cleared after 9 h 33 min
• M1 closed J28–J27 · Wed 22:17, cleared after 46 min

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