M11 closed J7–J6 southbound (obstruction)

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.

Status

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

Location

M11 southbound · J7–J6

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~50 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

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

Source reports

• 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 stopped traffic J6yesterday 17:42 · cleared after 55 min
• M11 crash J7A–J7 southboundyesterday 07:02 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M11 reported crash J7–J6 southboundTue 20:02 · cleared after 13 min
• M11 reported crash J7A–J8 northboundTue 18:29 · cleared after 42 min
• M11 crash J7A–J7 southboundTue 17:00 · cleared after 45 min
• M11 reported crash J9–J8 southbound6 Nov 2026 13:09 · cleared after 1 h 6 min
• M11 reported crash J7–J6 southbound6 Nov 2026 00:04 · cleared after 37 min
• M11 stopped traffic J5–J44 Nov 2026 18:14 · cleared after 19 min
• M11 crash J14 southbound3 Nov 2026 08:25 · cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M11 crash J7A–J8 northbound2 Nov 2026 16:33 · cleared after 2 h 18 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M11 J7 and M11 J6.

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