M1 stopped traffic J25–J24A southbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J25–J24A on Friday 30 October 2026, from 12:07. Cleared at 16:53 after 4 h 47 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 16:53 on 30 Oct 2026, after 4 h 47 min

Location

M1 southbound · J25–J24A

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~31 min

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 12:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Fri 12:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
3. Fri 12:27 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
4. Fri 12:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Fri 12:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Fri 12:55 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Fri 13:02 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. Fri 13:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 13:17 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Fri 13:32 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
11. Fri 13:52 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
12. Fri 13:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. Fri 14:02 TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, delay now ~12 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
14. Fri 14:12 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
15. Fri 14:12 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
16. Fri 14:12 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~10)
17. Fri 14:17 TomTom: delay now ~31 min (was ~19)
18. Fri 14:27 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
19. Fri 14:47 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~20), “Queuing traffic”
20. Fri 14:49 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed (was 2)
21. Fri 14:52 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~14)
22. Fri 14:57 National Highways: lane closure lifted
23. Fri 14:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Fri 15:02 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
25. Fri 15:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
26. Fri 15:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~9 min
27. Fri 15:18 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
28. Fri 15:28 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Obstruction on the road”
29. Fri 16:03 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
30. Fri 16:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. Fri 16:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
32. Fri 16:18 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
33. Fri 16:38 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Fri 16:38 All clear: no source reports it any more
35. Fri 16:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
36. Fri 16:53 TomTom no longer reports it
37. Fri 16:53 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 northbound between J24A and J25).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J25 and J24A).
• M1 southbound between J25 and J24A
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M1 southbound between J25 and J24A).

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 J25 and M1 J24A.

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