M1 delays J14–J15 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 19:06 on 8 Oct 2026, after 2 h 54 min.

Long delays on the M1 northbound at J14–J15 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 16:12. Cleared at 19:06 after 2 h 54 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M1 northbound · J14–J15

   Broken-down vehicle

   1 of 4 lanes closed · 16:12–19:06 (cleared after 2 h 54 min) · delay ~70 min · queue 3.4 mi

   TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways

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Timeline

1. 16:12 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. 16:12 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. 16:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
4. 16:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 16:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 16:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 17:21 National Highways: lane closure lifted
8. 17:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. 17:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 17:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. 18:06 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~14)
12. 18:11 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~23)
13. 18:15 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, delay now ~54 min (was ~35), “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
14. 18:24 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~71 min
15. 18:26 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
16. 18:29 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
17. 18:52 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~52)
18. 18:56 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~22)
19. 19:01 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. 19:06 TomTom no longer reports it
21. 19:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J14 and J15).
• M1 northbound between J14 and J15
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound · 17:35, cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M1 crash J15A–J15 southbound · 07:59, cleared after 1 h 55 min
• M1 reported crash J17–J18 northbound · 05:23, cleared after 9 h 33 min
• M1 closed J28–J27 · yesterday 22:17, cleared after 46 min
• M1 closed J27 · yesterday 20:59, cleared after 6 h 58 min
• M1 crash J24A–J25 northbound · yesterday 16:55, cleared after 1 h 24 min
• M1 crash J14–J13 southbound · Tue 18:11, cleared after 1 h 20 min
• M1 stopped traffic J37 northbound · Tue 15:49, cleared after 1 h 51 min
• M1 stopped traffic J12–J11A southbound · Tue 14:07, cleared after 5 h 6 min
• M1 delays J11–J10 southbound · Tue 05:33, cleared after 4 h 22 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.