M1 stopped traffic J45–J46

Stopped traffic on the M1 at J45–J46 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 14:37. Cleared at 15:12 after 35 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 15:12 on 29 Oct 2026, after 35 min

Location

M1 J45–J46

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~34 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. Thu 14:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~15 min
2. Thu 14:57 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, delay now ~34 min (was ~19), “traffic, Obstruction on the road”
3. Thu 15:07 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
4. Thu 15:12 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Thu 15:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic

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Live traffic and past incidents at M1 J45 and M1 J46.

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