Toddington Services (M1 J11A–J12)
Toddington sits on the M1 between Junction 11A and Junction 12 in Bedfordshire, north of Luton and Dunstable. It is run by Moto, and it was Granada’s very first service area when it opened in 1964.
Two sites, and you can walk between them
There is a separate site on each carriageway, linked by a footbridge that was built with the motorway itself in 1959. That is worth knowing: at most motorway services, pulling in on the wrong side means going without.
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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.
laneClosures
07:11 (7:11am)29 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 northbound between J16 and J17
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road or carriageway or lane management
- Schedule
- 07:00 (7am) Thu 29 Oct 2026 → 07:15 (7:15am) Thu 29 Oct 2026
Latest active roadworks on the M1
Roadworks live on the M1 right now.
Hard shoulder closure southbound
07:06 (7:06am)29 Oct 2026reported 5 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 09:00 (9am) Sun 30 Nov 2025 → 09:00 (9am) Mon 30 Nov 2026
Latest planned roadworks on the M1
The next planned roadworks scheduled on the M1.
M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)
07:06 (7:06am)29 Oct 2026reported 5 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J10 and J9
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 21:00 (9pm) Thu 29 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Fri 30 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 07:12 (7:12am) Thu 29 Oct 2026.
A610 WEST CLOSED AT M1 J26
Time now: Thursday, 29 October 2026, 07:12 (7:12am)06:00 (6am)29 Oct 2026set 1 hr ago✓ Checked by us 07:12 (7:12am)
A610 WEST
CLOSED
AT M1 J26Overhead Message
WhereM1 northbound and southbound, J29 to J24A · on 11 signsAlso onM1 signs onlySinceSet 06:00 (6am) Thu 29 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 07:12 (7:12am) Thu 29 Oct 2026
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What is at Toddington Services
- Food and drink, northbound: Costa, Burger King, KFC, Greggs, Pret A Manger, Krispy Kreme
- Food and drink, southbound: Costa and a Costa Drive Thru, Burger King, KFC, Greggs
- Shops: M&S Food and WHSmith on both sides
- Fuel and charging: a 24-hour BP forecourt with AdBlue and HGV fuelling; Moto CHARGE and GRIDSERVE chargers up to 400kW northbound, GRIDSERVE up to 350kW southbound
- Hotel: Travelodge
- Lorries: dedicated HGV parking, a food-voucher scheme and a truck wash
Two hours free, then £15 for up to 24 hours for a car and £34 for an HGV, or £37 with a £10 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 Toddington Services
The services sit on the stretch between Junction 11A and Junction 12, which the Department for Transport counts at 137,679 vehicles a day — the 11th busiest of the 42 measured stretches of M1 mainline. Of those, 17,508 are lorries, 12.7% of the traffic. Toddington was the site of the first transport café for lorry drivers on a British motorway, and its northbound Little Chef was the last one left on the motorway network when it closed in 2010.
Traffic figures are Department for Transport road traffic statistics, annual average daily flow for 2025, both directions combined.