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M1 stopped traffic J14–J13 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:53 on 2 Oct 2026, after 1 h 29 min.

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J14–J13 on Friday 2 October 2026, from 17:25. Cleared at 18:53 after 1 h 29 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

  1. M1 southbound · J14–J13

    Lane closure

    1 of 4 lanes closed · 17:25–18:53 (cleared after 1 h 29 min) · delay ~23 min · queue 4.2 mi

    TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×2

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Timeline

  1. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
  3. TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~16)
  4. TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~26)
  5. TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~16)
  6. TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~35)
  7. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  8. TomTom no longer reports it
  9. All clear: no source reports it any more
  10. National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
  11. TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~12 min
  12. TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~13), “Stationary traffic, Accident, Accident”
  13. TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
  14. TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
  15. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  16. TomTom no longer reports it
  17. National Highways: lane closure lifted
  18. All clear: no source reports it any more

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