M5 stopped traffic J1 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M5 northbound at J1 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 18:21. Cleared at 19:04 after 43 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 19:04 on 4 Nov 2026, after 43 min

Location

M5 northbound · J1

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 18:21 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 18:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
3. 18:40 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~13)
4. 18:45 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~21)
5. 18:49 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 19:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
7. 19:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J1 and M6).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J26–J27 southbound04:37 · cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M5 closed J24–J25 southbound04:37 · cleared after 1 h 10 min
• M5 reported crash J19–J20 southbound03:51 · cleared after 1 h 9 min
• M5 closed J24–J25 southboundyesterday 19:19 · cleared after 41 min
• M5 closed J26–J27 southboundyesterday 19:19 · cleared after 41 min
• M5 crash J1–J2 southboundyesterday 13:31 · cleared after 5 h 48 min
• M5 crash J2–J3 northboundyesterday 12:34 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 08:03 · cleared after 52 min
• M5 reported crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 01:00 · cleared after 53 min
• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northboundyesterday 00:52 · cleared after 31 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J1.

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