M1 stopped traffic J28–J29 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 northbound at J28–J29 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 15:48. Cleared at 17:08 after 1 h 20 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 17:08 on 30 Oct 2026, after 1 h 20 min

Location

M1 northbound · J28–J29

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

1 of 4 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Fri 15:48 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Fri 15:49 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. Fri 15:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
4. Fri 16:03 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~11)
5. Fri 16:08 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~17)
6. Fri 16:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~20 min
7. Fri 16:19 National Highways: lane closure lifted
8. Fri 16:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Fri 16:33 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
10. Fri 16:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
11. Fri 16:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Fri 16:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. Fri 16:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
14. Fri 17:08 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Fri 17:08 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M1 northbound between J28 and J29).
• M1 northbound between J28 and J29
• Slow traffic

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 J28 and M1 J29.

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