What happened
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
RoadA1
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionSouthbound
Started09:32, 14 Jul 2026
Cleared22:20, 14 Jul 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
Update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37 minutes. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 12m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 47m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 22m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 57m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 32m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 7m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 42m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 22m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 57m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 32m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 7m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 42m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 22m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 2m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 37m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 12m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 47m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 22m. Monitoring continues.
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The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 2m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 42m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
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✅ Incident cleared — A1 reopened at 22:20 on 14 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 12h 47m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A1 in Cambridgeshire is closed southbound between the A43 (Stamford) and the A47 (Wansford) due to an earlier lorry fire.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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