M5 stopped traffic J1 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:54 on 6 Oct 2026, after 6 h 29 min.

Stopped traffic on the M5 northbound at J1 on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 12:25. Cleared at 18:54 after 6 h 29 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M5 northbound · J1

   Obstruction or hazard

   Tue 12:25–Tue 18:54 (cleared after 6 h 29 min) · delay ~13 min · queue 10.3 mi

   TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~43 min

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Timeline

1. Tue 12:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Tue 12:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Tue 12:34 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Tue 12:57 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Tue 12:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Tue 13:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
7. Tue 13:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. Tue 13:24 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Tue 13:24 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Tue 13:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
11. Tue 13:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. Tue 14:01 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~9), “Stationary traffic”
13. Tue 14:05 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~14)
14. Tue 14:10 TomTom: delay now ~43 min (was ~27)
15. Tue 14:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
16. Tue 14:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Tue 14:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
18. Tue 14:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Tue 14:33 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~36)
20. Tue 14:37 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~22), “Queuing traffic”
21. Tue 14:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Tue 14:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Tue 14:51 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Tue 14:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
25. Tue 15:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Tue 15:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. Tue 15:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Tue 15:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. Tue 15:28 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
30. Tue 15:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
31. Tue 15:40 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
32. Tue 16:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
33. Tue 16:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~14 min
34. Tue 16:30 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
35. Tue 16:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
36. Tue 16:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
37. Tue 16:41 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
38. Tue 16:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
39. Tue 16:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
40. Tue 16:55 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
41. Tue 17:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
42. Tue 17:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
43. Tue 17:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
44. Tue 17:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
45. Tue 17:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
46. Tue 17:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
47. Tue 17:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min
48. Tue 17:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
49. Tue 17:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
50. Tue 17:54 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
51. Tue 17:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
52. Tue 18:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
53. Tue 18:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
54. Tue 18:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
55. Tue 18:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
56. Tue 18:22 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
57. Tue 18:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
58. Tue 18:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
59. Tue 18:54 TomTom no longer reports it
60. Tue 18:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (4 signs; furthest along: M5 northbound between J1 and M6).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northbound · 10:03, cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M5 crash J11A–J11 northbound · 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M5 closed J24–J23 · 02:47, cleared after 2 h 54 min
• M5 crash J25–J24 southbound · yesterday 16:07, cleared after 7 h 54 min
• M5 stopped traffic J6–J5 · yesterday 07:28, cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M5 closed J24–J23 · yesterday 01:26, cleared after 3 h 54 min
• M5 stopped traffic J24–J23 · Mon 21:37, cleared after 1 h 32 min
• M5 stopped traffic J10–J11 · Mon 16:15, cleared after 42 min
• M5 stopped traffic J4A–J5 southbound · Mon 16:03, cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M5 crash J3–J2 northbound · Mon 10:29, cleared after 2 h 23 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.