M11 closed J7–J6 southbound (obstruction)

Cleared Cleared at 21:41 on 27 Sept 2026, after 1 h 10 min.

Road closure on the M11 southbound at J7–J6 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 20:31. Cleared at 21:41 after 1 h 10 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M11 southbound · J7–J6

   Obstruction or hazard

   Road closed · 20:31–21:41 (cleared after 1 h 10 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 2.4 mi

   TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2

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Timeline

1. 20:31 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE”
2. 20:42 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF FIRE”
3. 21:01 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Stationary traffic, Vehicle fire”, delay ~50 min
4. 21:13 TomTom: road closed
5. 21:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~41 min (reported again)
6. 21:27 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 21:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
8. 21:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF FIRE”
9. 21:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE”
10. 21:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 21:41 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 21:41 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF FIRE” (7 signs; furthest along: M11 southbound between J7 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE” (2 signs; furthest along: M11 northbound between J6 and J7).
• Closed

Other recent incidents on the M11

• M11 closed J7A–J7 southbound · 03:28, cleared after 6 h 6 min
• M11 closed J7A–J7 southbound · yesterday 23:08, cleared after 4 h 26 min
• M11 closed J7A–J7 southbound · yesterday 20:46, cleared after 1 h 39 min
• M11 crash J5–J4 · Fri 20:34, cleared after 31 min
• M11 crash J6–J7 northbound · Fri 17:02, cleared after 2 h 53 min
• M11 crash J8A · Wed 17:24, cleared after 1 h 24 min
• M11 crash J8A · Wed 17:22, cleared after 45 min
• M11 crash J7A–J8 northbound · Wed 17:14, cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M11 closed J5–J4 · Wed 00:34, cleared after 27 h 32 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.