M1 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M1 southbound at J10–J9 on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 20:48. Cleared at 23:13 after 2 h 24 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 23:13 on 14 Oct 2026, after 2 h 24 min

Location

M1 southbound · J10–J9

Reported as

Incident

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~73 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. Wed 20:48 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
2. Wed 21:40 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. Wed 21:40 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Wed 21:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~53 min
5. Wed 21:59 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Wed 21:59 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Wed 22:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~73 min (reported again)
8. Wed 22:40 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~27)
9. Wed 22:45 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~14)
10. Wed 22:50 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~22)
11. Wed 22:59 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~11)
12. Wed 23:03 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~27)
13. Wed 23:13 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Wed 23:13 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M1 southbound between J10 and J9).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M1

• M1 crash J33–J34 northbound01:34 · Live
• M1 crash J9–J10 southboundyesterday 21:10 · cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M1 crash J39 northboundyesterday 18:46 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M1 crash J40–J39 southboundyesterday 18:46 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M1 crash J12–J13 southboundyesterday 17:09 · cleared after 2 h 7 min
• M1 crash J43–J42 southboundyesterday 15:55 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M1 crash J35–J35A northboundyesterday 15:45 · cleared after 2 h 8 min
• M1 crash J20–J21 northboundyesterday 15:00 · cleared after 1 h 49 min
• M1 crash J11yesterday 13:08 · cleared after 1 h 38 min
• M1 crash J17–J18 northboundyesterday 11:57 · cleared after 1 h 53 min

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