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.
M1 northbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 hard shoulder closure (MP 40/8 to 41/3)
23:185 Oct 2026reported 14 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound between J8 and J9
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Repair work
- Schedule
- 20:55 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 05:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
Latest active roadworks on the M1
Roadworks live on the M1 right now.
M1 northbound Trowell Service exit slip road closure
23:185 Oct 2026reported 14 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound at the Trowell services slip road between J25 and J26
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:50 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
+ 16 more active roadworks - search all M1 traffic news →
Latest planned roadworks on the M1
The next planned roadworks scheduled on the M1.
M1 northbound Approach to Jct 6 lane 3 and 2 closure
23:185 Oct 2026reported 14 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound between J5 and J6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 22:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 05:00 Tue 6 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
+ 10 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 23:32 Mon 5 Oct 2026. 6 other serious messages are on the signs - see them all below.
M1 CLOSED J25-J26 A50 CLOSED A521
Time now: Monday, 5 October 2026, 23:3223:265 Oct 2026set 5 min ago✓ Checked by us 23:32
M1 CLOSED J25-J26
A50 CLOSED A521Overhead Message
WhereM1 northbound, J19 to J24A · on 16 signsAlso onAlso showing on M600, A50, M42, M69 and A42 signsSinceOn the signs since at least 21:06 Mon 5 Oct 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 23:32 Mon 5 Oct 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.
Linked motorways and roads
The M1 is joined by other motorways along its length: the M25 at junction 6A, the M6 at junction 19, the M18 at junction 32 and the M62 at junction 42, before it runs into the A1(M) after junction 48. Our M6 Traffic and A1M Traffic sites cover those two.
If the M1 is closed, the A1 is often the way round. These pages explain where and how to cross:
- M1 and A1 link roads — every crossing, south to north
- M1 junction 10 to 11 — Luton and London Luton Airport
- M1 junction 19 — Catthorpe, the start of the M6 and A14
- M1 junction 47 to 48 — where the M1 joins the A1(M)