Derbyshire traffic and travel: Broken-down vehicle on M1 and delays on A38
By Phil Bramley
Published 15th Dec 2025, 07:38 GMT
Drivers are being warned of a lane closure on the M1, due to a broken-down vehicle – and delays on the A38.
National Highways is reporting that one lane of the M1 southbound, between junctions J31 and J30, has been closed to a vehicle breaking down on a section of the smart motorway.
Further south, there are delays of 10 minutes on the A38 southbound between the junctions with the A6 and the A52.
There are also delays of five minutes and increasing on the A38 Southbound between B6179 Derby Road and A38 (Little Eaton Island). Average speed here is 15mph.