M1 stopped traffic J21A–J21

Cleared Cleared at 18:37 on 7 Oct 2026, after 2 h 27 min.

Stopped traffic on the M1 at J21A–J21 on Wednesday 7 October 2026, from 16:10. Cleared at 18:37 after 2 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M1 · J21A–J21

   Queueing traffic

   Wed 16:10–Wed 18:37 (cleared after 2 h 27 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 2.9 mi

   TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 16:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Wed 16:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. Wed 16:28 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9)
4. Wed 17:28 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~20)
5. Wed 18:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Wed 18:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. Wed 18:37 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Wed 18:37 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J20 northbound · 14:49, still reported
• M1 crash J24 southbound · 12:56, cleared after 39 min
• M1 crash J21A–J21 · 10:48, cleared after 2 h 1 min
• M1 delays J9–J10 · 06:13, cleared after 3 h 3 min
• M1 crash J9–J10 · yesterday 21:47, cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M1 crash J33–J34 northbound · yesterday 17:38, cleared after 1 h 52 min
• M1 crash J21A–J22 · yesterday 16:34, cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M1 closed J33–J32 southbound · yesterday 16:27, cleared after 2 h 12 min
• M1 crash J8–J9 northbound · yesterday 16:25, cleared after 6 h 35 min
• M1 closed J31 northbound · yesterday 15:57, cleared after 2 h 13 min

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