M1 stopped traffic J22–J21A southbound
Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J22–J21A on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 06:49. Cleared at 10:05 after 3 h 17 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 10:05 on 3 Nov 2026, after 3 h 17 min
- Location
- M1 southbound · J22–J21A
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~33 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
- TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~16)
- TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~21)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~12)
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J22 and J21A).
Other recent incidents on the M1
- M1 stopped traffic J11–J11A
- M1 crash J42–J43 northbound
- M1 crash J43–J42 southbound
- M1 crash J9–J10 northbound
- M1 crash J17–J16 southbound
- M1 crash J34 northbound
- M1 crash J22–J23 northbound
- M1 crash J20–J21 northbound
- M1 crash J37–J36 southbound
- M1 stopped traffic J32–J33 northbound
Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J22 and M1 J21A.
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