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Watford Gap Services

M1 J16–17 · Roadchef
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📊 How busy is the M1?

The M1 carries up to 162,446 vehicles a day at its busiest stretch (near J9), including 19,151 HGVs — the 4th busiest motorway in Britain. Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.

162,446
🚗 vehicles a day · near J9
19,151
🚛 lorries a day
2025
📅 DfT count year
11.8% HGVs
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25 212,636
M6 187,521
M56 179,634
M1 162,446
M8 158,065
M4 156,491
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RoadBusiest stretchVehicles/dayHGVs/dayHGV share
M25 near J14 212,636 14,853 7%
M6 J20–J21 187,521 23,492 12.5%
M56 J3–J4 179,634 7,547 4.2%
M1 ◀ near J9 162,446 19,151 11.8%
M8 J16–J17 158,065 7,214 4.6%
M4 near J4 156,491 6,249 4%
Source: Department for Transport road traffic statistics, average annual daily flows 2025. Official counts, updated yearly.

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📍 What's Near Watford Gap Services (5 places)

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Watford Gap
0 mi ↑ N · tap for map
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Daventry
5 mi ↑ W · tap for map
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Coton Manor Garden
5 mi ↑ N · tap for map
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Rugby
10 mi ↑ SE · tap for map

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ℹ️ Service Information

📍 J16–17 📮 NN6 7UZ 📅 Opened 1959 🅿️ 400 car spaces 🧭 52.3242, -1.0826

🅿️ Nearby Services

Northampton Services

M1 J15A–16 · Roadchef · 5.3 miles

Rugby Services

M6 J1 · Roadchef · 10.8 miles

Leicester Forest East Services

M1 J21–21A · Welcome Break · 20.5 miles

Warwick Services

M40 J12–14 · Welcome Break · 21.4 miles

Newport Pagnell Services

M1 J14–15 · Welcome Break · 22 miles

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📋 About Watford Gap Services

Legendary M1 services — one of the original two opened with the motorway in 1959. Famous for its 1960s rock-and-roll heritage when bands stopped here between London and Birmingham.

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