M1 stopped traffic J21–J20

Stopped traffic on the M1 at J21–J20 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 13:22. Cleared at 14:23 after 1 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 14:23 on 30 Oct 2026, after 1 h 1 min

Location

M1 J21–J20

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~30 min

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 13:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
2. Fri 13:32 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~19)
3. Fri 13:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
4. Fri 13:52 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~27)
5. Fri 14:08 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 14:08 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Fri 14:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
8. Fri 14:23 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Fri 14:23 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic

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Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J21 and M1 J20.

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