UK – M1 Northbound Closed

michaelb104 · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:09 pm Post subject: UK – M1 Northbound Closed

I’ve just driven from the south home this afternoon, about half way home HD Traffic was showing that the M1 northbound was closed just after the M45 junction.

None of the local radio stations were reporting this so I ignored the HD Traffic and went on the M1, ok the traffic was slow in the area due to rubber neckers Mad

looking at the accident on the southbound carriageway but no closure.

Anybody else had this show up??
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MrT · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject:

It is showing M1 J18-J19 closed Northbound due to roadworks which is not correct.
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peterc10 · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:04 am Post subject:

andy-c1 · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:05 pm Post subject:

I also do think they have highlighted hot spots that automatically get added each day .as the other day while it was school holidays, a nightmare piece of road was OK (normally standstill every mon to fri) but it did say traffic was there
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iainkirk · Lifetime Member Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 31

The data providers are at fault, not TomTom.

I experienced one yesterday - M6 J37, stationary traffic for 10 miles. There was of course, hardly a vehicle in sight, given that it was 6.30am on a Saturday on what is probably the quietest section of the entire motorway network!

It was completely implausible - 10 miles of stationary traffic is probably a day's worth on that section.

I agree that certain 'jams' do seem to be added automatically, on the basis that they [b]should[/b be there.

The HA wombles do this with the overhead gantries as well. Now that traffic levels are being hit by fuel prices in some areas, this sticks out like a sore thumb. On Friday, M6 at Preston was displaying 'Queue after junction'.....well, if there was one, it was moving at 70mph!!

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