M1 stopped traffic J15–J14 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:56 on 8 Oct 2026, after 1 h 22 min.

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J15–J14 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 17:35. Cleared at 18:56 after 1 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M1 southbound · J15–J14

   Incident

   17:35–18:56 (cleared after 1 h 22 min) · delay ~47 min · queue 5.5 mi

   Motorway signs ×2 · TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 17:35 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
2. 18:02 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~22 min
3. 18:06 TomTom: delay now ~33 min (was ~22)
4. 18:11 TomTom: delay now ~44 min (was ~33)
5. 18:15 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, delay now ~61 min (was ~44), “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
6. 18:24 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
7. 18:26 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
8. 18:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~39 min
9. 18:34 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~39)
10. 18:38 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~14), “Queuing traffic”
11. 18:43 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 18:56 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
13. 18:56 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (7 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J15 and J14).
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (2 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J15A and J15).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 delays J14–J15 northbound · 16:12, cleared after 2 h 54 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

About this page

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.