M1 breakdown driver 'had somewhere to be' Published duration 21 July 2018

image copyright Highways England image caption The vehicle was abandoned on the southbound M1 between junctions 35 and 34

A motorist left a broken-down car on a busy motorway carriageway because "they had somewhere to be".

The vehicle was abandoned on the southbound M1 between junctions 35 and 34 near Sheffield at about 11:00 BST.

Highways England took to Twitter to highlight the incident, saying: "Broken down car in lane 1. The owner abandoned it telling us they had just left it there as they had somewhere to be."