Tibshelf Services (M1 J28–J29)
Tibshelf sits on the M1 between Junction 28 and Junction 29 in Derbyshire. The buildings are run by Roadchef while the site and its forecourts belong to Extra — an unusual split, and the forecourts are Shell.
Two sides, and no way to walk between them
There is a site on each carriageway and no public connection between them, so the side you pull in on is the side you get. The site was identified as a service area location in 1960 and did not open until 1999 — a gap of nearly forty years, and it was going to be called Chesterfield services.
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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.
M1 northbound Jct 10 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure (MP 49/4 to 49/6)
05:45 (5:45am)15 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 northbound within J10
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 02:35 (2:35am) Thu 23 July 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Sat 24 Oct 2026
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Latest planned roadworks on the M1
The next planned roadworks scheduled on the M1.
M1 Jct 25 exit slip road lane closure southbound
05:45 (5:45am)15 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 southbound between J26 and J25
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Thu 15 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Fri 16 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
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Road closed — on the overhead signs now
National Highways’ overhead signs are showing a road closure, as at 05:47 (5:47am) Thu 15 Oct 2026.
M1 J25-J26 CLOSED
Time now: Thursday, 15 October 2026, 05:47 (5:47am)04:33 (4:33am)15 Oct 2026set 1 hr ago✓ Checked by us 05:47 (5:47am)
M1 J25-J26
CLOSEDOverhead Message
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Updated 05:47 (5:47am) Thu 15 Oct 2026
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What is at Tibshelf Services
- Food and drink: McDonald’s, Costa and a Costa Drive Thru, Coco di Mama, Fresh Food Café, Krispy Kreme; Chaiiwala on the southbound side
- Shops: WHSmith on both sides, and a shop on the northbound side
- Fuel and charging: Shell forecourts with Shell Select, four dedicated HGV refuelling bays, and GRIDSERVE Electric Highway — though the charging here is small, three bays a side
- Hotel: Days Inn, northbound side
- Lorries: the lorry park was expanded by 49 spaces in 2025, jointly funded by Roadchef and National Highways, with extra shower and security facilities; there is a truck wash northbound
Two hours free, then £15 for a car and £35 for an HGV, caravan or motorhome, or £38 with a food voucher.
Service area details are compiled from the operators’ own published information and were last checked on 14 September 2026. Facilities change — if something here is out of date, please tell us and we will correct it.
The traffic around Tibshelf Services
The services sit on the stretch between Junction 28 and Junction 29, which the Department for Transport counts at 136,489 vehicles a day — the 13th busiest of the 42 measured stretches of M1 mainline. Of those, 21,096 are lorries, 15.5% of the traffic. That is a high lorry count in absolute terms — the most of any stretch on the northern half of the M1 — which is why the lorry park was worth expanding.
Traffic figures are Department for Transport road traffic statistics, annual average daily flow for 2025, both directions combined.