M1 stopped traffic J12–J13 northbound
Stopped traffic on the M1 northbound at J12–J13 on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 08:22. Cleared at 10:31 after 2 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 10:31 on 17 Oct 2026, after 2 h 9 min
- Location
- M1 northbound · J12–J13
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~93 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: delay now ~2 min (was ~8)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~11)
- TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~26)
- TomTom: delay now ~63 min (was ~40)
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~65 min (was ~93)
- TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~57)
- TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~21), “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J12 and J13).
Other recent incidents on the M1
- M1 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M1 crash J27–J26 southbound
- M1 reported crash J10 southbound
- M1 crash J33–J32 southbound
- M1 crash J22–J23 northbound
- M1 crash J41–J42 northbound
- M1 crash J22–J21A northbound
- M1 crash J21A–J22 northbound
- M1 crash J8 southbound
- M1 reported crash J33–J34 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.