M5 stopped traffic J1 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M5 southbound at J1 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 11:38. Cleared at 13:30 after 1 h 52 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 13:30 on 1 Nov 2026, after 1 h 52 min

Location

M5 southbound · J1

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Sun 11:38 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
2. Sun 11:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~26 min
3. Sun 11:49 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Sun 11:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~29 min (reported again)
5. Sun 11:58 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~29)
6. Sun 12:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~38 min
7. Sun 12:14 Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
8. Sun 12:31 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~22), “Queuing traffic”
9. Sun 12:35 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. Sun 13:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Sun 13:30 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Sun 13:30 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 southbound between M6 and J1).
• Stationary traffic
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J7–J8 southbound01:00 · cleared after 53 min
• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northbound00:52 · cleared after 31 min
• M5 reported crash J16–J15 northboundyesterday 23:18 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M5 crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 17:51 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M5 crash J6–J7 southboundyesterday 17:44 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 closed J24–J23Sun 23:32 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 crash J3–J2 southboundSun 17:33 · cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M5 stopped traffic J20–J19 northboundSun 16:07 · cleared after 2 h 9 min
• M5 reported crash J13–J14 southboundSun 15:59 · cleared after 46 min
• M5 crash J8–J7 northboundSun 13:26 · cleared after 2 h 18 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J1.

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