M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J15–J14 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 12:25. Cleared at 13:13 after 48 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 13:13 on 30 Oct 2026, after 48 min

Location

M1 southbound · J15–J14

Reported as

Incident

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Fri 12:25 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
2. Fri 12:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
3. Fri 12:48 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~11)
4. Fri 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
5. Fri 13:03 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~30)
6. Fri 13:08 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~21)
7. Fri 13:13 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Fri 13:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (5 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J15 and J14).
• 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 J15 and M1 J14.

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