M1 stopped traffic J32 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 09:04 on 23 Sept 2026, after 1 h 33 min.

Stopped traffic on the M1 northbound at J32 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 07:31. Cleared at 09:04 after 1 h 33 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

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   M1 northbound · J32

   Broken-down vehicle

   1 of 4 lanes closed · Wed 07:31–Wed 09:04 (cleared after 1 h 33 min) · delay ~14 min · queue 5.0 mi

   TomTom ×3 · National Highways

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~23 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 07:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~6 min
2. Wed 07:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Wed 07:54 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~6)
4. Wed 08:08 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~16)
5. Wed 08:08 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~5)
6. Wed 08:28 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Broken down vehicle”
7. Wed 08:31 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
8. Wed 08:50 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~15), “Slow traffic”
9. Wed 09:03 National Highways: lane closure lifted
10. Wed 09:04 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Wed 09:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Broken down vehicle
• M1 northbound between J32 and J33

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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