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Traffic incidents

The following traffic incidents and congestion for M1 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

VEHICLE OBSTRUCTION
Location: The M1 southbound exit slip at junction J10 (Luton Airport) .
Reason: Wrong way driver.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 05:00 and 05:15 on 10 Jul 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:00 and 05:15 on 10 Jul 2025.
Lanes closed: All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 1.92m from Luton. CLEARED @ 04:12
BROKEN DOWN VEHICLE
Location: The M1 southbound entry slip at junction J18 (Daventry) .
Reason: Broken down vehicle.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 09:15 and 09:30 on 10 Jul 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 10 Jul 2025.
Lanes closed: There are lane closures.
Nearest town: 3.78m from Watford. CLEARED @ 08:42
BROKEN DOWN VEHICLE
Location: The M1 southbound at junction J18 (Daventry) .
Lane closures: Lane one is closed.
Reason: Broken down vehicle.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 09:15 and 09:30 on 10 Jul 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 10 Jul 2025.
Lanes closed: There is one of four lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.76m from Watford. CLEARED @ 08:42
ACCIDENT
Location: The M1 southbound between junctions J19 (Rugby)and J18 (Daventry) .
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Cleared.
Nearest town: 3.87m from Rugby. CLEARED @ 08:24
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 northbound exit slip at junction J31 (Worksop) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 10 Jul 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 5.78m from Rotherham.
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 southbound between junctions J19 (Rugby)and J18 (Daventry) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 10 Jul 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.71m from Rugby.
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 northbound exit slip at junction J42 (Hull) For M62 East.
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 10 Jul 2025.
Nearest town: 2.4m from Wakefield. CLEARED @ 08:51
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 southbound exit slip at junction J19 (Rugby) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 10 Jul 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 4.11m from Rugby.
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 southbound exit slip at junction J20 (Rugby) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 10 Jul 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 6.43m from Rugby.
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 southbound between junctions J20 (Rugby)and J19 (Rugby) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 10 Jul 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 40 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 6.06m from Rugby. CLEARED @ 08:06
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 southbound at junction J20 (Rugby) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 10 Jul 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Earlier Reason: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 4m from Rugby. CLEARED @ 08:24
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 southbound exit slip at junction J21 (Coventry) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 10 Jul 2025.
Nearest town: 3.39m from Leicester. CLEARED @ 07:21
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 southbound entry slip at junction J10 (Luton Airport) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 10 Jul 2025.
Nearest town: 2.11m from Luton. CLEARED @ 07:12
CONGESTION
Location: The M1 northbound at junction J11 (Luton) .
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:30 and 05:45 on 10 Jul 2025.
Nearest town: 2.11m from Dunstable. CLEARED @ 05:33


There are no current incidents in this location.

M1 Roadworks

The following roadworks have been reported by various highways agencies and official transport sources.Click on a roadworks item to view more details on the traffic map.

M1

The M1 motorway is a major motorway in the United Kingdom that connects London to Leeds and is approximately 226 miles long. It was the first inter-city motorway to be built in the UK and was opened in1959.

Since its opening, the M1 motorway has seen over 8 billion vehicles passing through it and has become an important route for commercial vehicles and freight.

Safety on the M1 motorway has improved significantly over the years. In 2006, the M1 motorway had the lowest total number of casualties among all the motorways in the UK. In 2019, the number of fatalities on the M1 motorway was a third of what it had been in 2006. This suggests that the M1 motorway is becoming increasingly safe for motorists. The number of recorded accidents has also fallen. In 2019, there were 535 accidents involving injury, a reduction of almost 4% compared to the previous year.

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Location: southbound exit slip at junction J10 (Luton Airport) .

Due to: Wrong way driver.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:00 and 05:15 on 10 July 2025.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:00 and 05:15 on 10 July 2025.

Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 1.92m from Luton.

51.86--0.42

Location: southbound entry slip at junction J18 (Daventry) .

Due to: Broken down vehicle.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:15 and 09:30 on 10 July 2025.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 10 July 2025.

Lanes Closed : There are lane closures.
Nearest town: 3.78m from Watford.

52.35--1.15

Location: southbound at junction J18 (Daventry) .

Lane Closures : Lane one is closed.

Due to: Broken down vehicle.



Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:15 and 09:30 on 10 July 2025.

Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 10 July 2025.

Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.76m from Watford.

52.35--1.15

Location: southbound between junctions J19 (Rugby)and J18 (Daventry) .

Due to: Road traffic collision.

Status : Cleared.
Nearest town: 3.87m from Rugby.

52.4--1.17

Location: northbound exit slip at junction J31 (Worksop) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 10 July 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 5.78m from Rotherham.

53.36--1.28

Location: southbound between junctions J19 (Rugby)and J18 (Daventry) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 10 July 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.71m from Rugby.

52.37--1.16

Location: northbound exit slip at junction J42 (Hull) For M62 East.

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 10 July 2025.
Nearest town: 2.4m from Wakefield.

53.73--1.51

Location: southbound exit slip at junction J19 (Rugby) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 10 July 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 4.11m from Rugby.

52.41--1.18

Location: southbound exit slip at junction J20 (Rugby) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 10 July 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 6.43m from Rugby.

52.45--1.19

Location: southbound between junctions J20 (Rugby)and J19 (Rugby) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 10 July 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 40 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 6.06m from Rugby.

52.45--1.19

Location: southbound at junction J20 (Rugby) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 10 July 2025.

Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Earlier Due to: Caused by an earlier accident.
Nearest town: 4m from Rugby.

52.4--1.18

Location: southbound exit slip at junction J21 (Coventry) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 10 July 2025.
Nearest town: 3.39m from Leicester.

52.6--1.19

Location: southbound entry slip at junction J10 (Luton Airport) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:15 and 07:30 on 10 July 2025.
Nearest town: 2.11m from Luton.

51.85--0.42

Location: northbound at junction J11 (Luton) .

Due to: Congestion.



Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:30 and 05:45 on 10 July 2025.
Nearest town: 2.11m from Dunstable.

51.89--0.47