M1 stopped traffic J42

Stopped traffic on the M1 at J42 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 17:11. Cleared at 17:52 after 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 17:52 on 28 Sept 2026, after 41 min

Location

M1 J42

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Delay ~17 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. Mon 17:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Mon 17:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Mon 17:24 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
4. Mon 17:43 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
5. Mon 17:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Mon 17:52 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Mon 17:52 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic

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• M1 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 06:00 · cleared after 3 h 31 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J42.

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