M1 motorway services and stops, London to Leeds
All the M1 stops across the ~193 miles from London to Leeds, sorted by real driving time, not as-the-crow-flies — junctions, EV charging, HGV parking and fuel.
Works for cars, HGVs, motorbikes and EVs
Every stop on the M1
The M1 runs roughly 193 miles from London (J1) to the M621 split for Leeds (J48), and there are 13 official services along it. Heading north out of London you'll pass London Gateway (Welcome Break, J2–J4), Toddington (Moto, J11A–J12), Newport Pagnell (Welcome Break, J14–J15), Northampton (Roadchef, J15A) and Watford Gap (Roadchef, J16–J17) before the Midlands. The northern half gives you Leicester Forest East (Welcome Break, J21–J21A), Donington Park (Moto, J23A–J24), Trowell (Moto, J25–J26), Tibshelf (Roadchef, J28–J29), Woodall (Welcome Break, J30–J31), Rotherham (Welcome Break, J33), Woolley Edge (Moto, J38–J39) and finally Leeds Skelton Lake (Extra, J45), where Ionity runs 6 x 350 kW chargers. Jornee orders all of them by how long they actually take to reach in traffic, not by the mileage marker on the gantry.
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EV charging on the M1
EV cover on the M1 is genuinely good now. Watford Gap (Roadchef, J16–J17) runs a GRIDSERVE Electric Super Hub with high-power chargers rated up to 350 kW across the northbound and southbound sites, and Roadchef's Northampton (J15A) and Tibshelf (J28–J29) carry GRIDSERVE units up to 350 kW too. Leeds Skelton Lake (Extra, J45) is the headline stop at the Leeds end, with 6 x 350 kW Ionity CCS chargers (around 89p/kWh) alongside GRIDSERVE, and Extra has 18 more Ionity bays going in during early 2026. Jornee filters these by connector and minimum kW so you only stop where your car can actually pull its full rate.
| Network | Services / junction | Connector | Max power |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIDSERVE (Electric Super Hub) | Watford Gap, J16–J17 | CCS / CHAdeMO / AC | Up to 350 kW |
| GRIDSERVE | Northampton, J15A | CCS / CHAdeMO / AC | Up to 350 kW |
| GRIDSERVE | Tibshelf, J28–J29 | CCS / CHAdeMO / AC | Up to 350 kW |
| Ionity | Leeds Skelton Lake, J45 | CCS | 350 kW |
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HGV parking on the M1
For overnight and long breaks, the M1 has been expanding lorry provision. Leeds Skelton Lake (Extra, J45) has 55 HGV bays with free showers and is open 24/7, which makes it a sensible tip-out near Leeds. Roadchef has added HGV capacity under a National Highways scheme — 49 new spaces at Tibshelf Northbound (J28–J29), taking that site to 103 bays, with extra showers and improved security. Moto put in 20 new HGV spaces at Donington Park (J23A). If you just want a dedicated lorry park rather than a full services, the J29 Truckstop (Onroute) sits right at Junction 29. Jornee shows the HGV bay counts and which sites have showers so you can plan a legal tacho break instead of circling a full lorry park at 2am.
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For motorcyclists on the M1
Bikers are better served on the M1 than on a lot of routes. Leeds Skelton Lake (Extra, J45) has 10 dedicated motorcycle bays, free 24/7 showers and a Texaco filling station, so it's an easy splash-and-dash before the M621 into Leeds. Heading south, Roadchef's Watford Gap (J16–J17) and Tibshelf (J28–J29) and Moto's Donington Park (J23A) all keep petrol filling stations open round the clock if you've misjudged the tank. Spacing is the thing to watch: services sit up to around 28 miles apart under government policy, so a 100-mile-plus tank means most riders can pick their stop rather than be forced into one. Jornee lets you filter by fuel and rest only, so you can skip the food-court stops and just chain the quick splash-and-go ones.
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Switch between car, HGV, motorbike or EV. The map only shows stops that physically fit your vehicle: HGV-rated services, EV chargers with the right connector, height and weight restrictions baked in.
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