M56 stopped traffic J6–J7 westbound

Stopped traffic on the M56 westbound at J6–J7 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 15:57. Cleared at 19:05 after 3 h 8 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:05 on 3 Nov 2026, after 3 h 8 min

Location

M56 westbound · J6–J7

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~34 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 15:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 16:02 TomTom no longer reports it
3. 16:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 16:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
5. 16:25 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 16:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 16:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
8. 16:29 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. 17:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 17:20 TomTom no longer reports it
11. 17:20 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. 17:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min (reported again)
13. 17:29 TomTom no longer reports it
14. 17:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min (reported again)
15. 17:47 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 17:47 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. 17:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~34 min (reported again)
18. 17:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
19. 18:21 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
20. 18:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. 18:57 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
22. 19:00 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. 19:05 TomTom no longer reports it
24. 19:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M56 westbound between J6 and J7).

Other recent incidents on the M56

• M56 reported crash J4–J3 eastboundSun 14:09 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M56 reported crash J5 westboundSun 14:09 · cleared after 1 h 36 min
• M56 delaysFri 17:23 · cleared after 1 h 11 min
• M56 stopped traffic J14–J15Fri 12:56 · cleared after 1 h 57 min
• M56 stopped traffic J15–J14Thu 15:18 · cleared after 3 h 32 min
• M56 crash J4–J5 westboundThu 14:32 · cleared after 6 h 26 min
• M56 stopped traffic J3A28 Oct 2026 14:49 · cleared after 3 h 46 min
• M56 stopped traffic J4–J327 Oct 2026 14:12 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M56 stopped traffic J3A26 Oct 2026 14:31 · cleared after 4 h 22 min
• M56 stopped traffic J14–J1526 Oct 2026 07:12 · cleared after 2 h 9 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M56 J6 and M56 J7.

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