M1 Traffic
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M1 Traffic is dedicated to featuring the latest M1 traffic news, M1 traffic updates, details of M1 roadworks and other news of interest to motorists using the M1 motorway. Information about the M1 Motorway. Easy.
The M1 Traffic aims to bring you the latest traffic updates released quickly and clearly. Easy and speed of use is the main aim of the M1 Traffic website. M1 news and updates at a glance.
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Latest M1 Traffic Reports and M1 Traffic Updates
The aim of M1 Traffic.co.uk is simple.....
Feature the latest M1 traffic reports and M1 traffic updates. You can search our website for the latest M1 traffic news.
Simply type your key search words at the top of the right column and click "search". Hey presto you have the latest traffic news for the M1 motorway.
The Latest M1 Traffic News in about M1 Delays, M1 Accidents, M1 Roadworks
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Latest accident or incident on the M1
The most recent accident or incident on the M1 that we are aware of.
Latest active roadworks on the M1
Roadworks live on the M1 right now.
M6 southbound to M1 link road closure
01:4016 Sept 2026reported 37 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J19 and J18
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Tree and vegetation cutting work
- Schedule
- 20:17 Tue 15 Sept 2026 → 06:00 Wed 16 Sept 2026
+ 6 more active roadworks - search all M1 traffic news →
Latest planned roadworks on the M1
The next planned roadworks scheduled on the M1.
M1 Southbound Jct 5 to Jct 1 Carriageway closure
01:4016 Sept 2026reported 37 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J5 and J4
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 22:00 Wed 16 Sept 2026 → 05:30 Thu 17 Sept 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
+ 32 more planned roadworks - search all M1 traffic news →
Road closed — on the overhead signs now
National Highways’ overhead signs are showing a road closure, as at 02:17 Wed 16 Sept 2026. 6 other serious messages are on the signs - see them all below.
M1 J6-J8 CLOSED
Time now: Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 02:1701:1716 Sept 2026set 59 min ago✓ Checked by us 02:17
M1 J6-J8
CLOSEDOverhead Message
WhereM1 northbound, J2 to J4 · on 2 signsAlso onM1 signs onlySinceSet 01:17 Wed 16 Sept 2026We check these overhead signs at least every five minutes, but we can't guarantee a sign is still current if an incident or issue has been cleared and the sign has not been updated yet. Signs and news can each carry something the other does not - check both before you travel.
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Updated 02:17 Wed 16 Sept 2026
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About the M1 motorway
The M1 is one of the UK’s busiest motorways, running around 194 miles from London in the south to Leeds in the north. It links major towns and cities including Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield and Wakefield, and connects with the M25, M6, M42, M69, M18 and M62. With heavy commuter, freight and holiday traffic across its 48 junctions, delays, roadworks and incidents are common — so it pays to check the latest M1 traffic news before you set off.
M1 Traffic gathers the newest M1 traffic reports and updates in one simple, mobile-friendly place, refreshed throughout the day, so you can plan your route and avoid the worst of the queues.