M5 stopped traffic J20–J19 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M5 northbound at J20–J19 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 16:07. Cleared at 18:16 after 2 h 9 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:16 on 1 Nov 2026, after 2 h 9 min

Location

M5 northbound · J20–J19

Reported as

Incident

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~27 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 16:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
2. Sun 16:26 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
3. Sun 17:57 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~15)
4. Sun 18:02 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~10), “Slow traffic”
5. Sun 18:15 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
6. Sun 18:16 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Sun 18:16 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M5 northbound between J20 and J19).

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 reported crash J7–J8 southbound01:00 · cleared after 53 min
• M5 reported crash J10–J9 northbound00:52 · cleared after 31 min
• M5 reported crash J16–J15 northboundyesterday 23:18 · cleared after 1 h 35 min
• M5 crash J7–J8 southboundyesterday 17:51 · cleared after 2 h 31 min
• M5 crash J6–J7 southboundyesterday 17:44 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 closed J24–J23Sun 23:32 · cleared after 37 min
• M5 crash J3–J2 southboundSun 17:33 · cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M5 reported crash J13–J14 southboundSun 15:59 · cleared after 46 min
• M5 crash J8–J7 northboundSun 13:26 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M5 stopped traffic J1 southboundSun 11:38 · cleared after 1 h 52 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M5 J20 and M5 J19.

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