M6 delays J21A

Long delays on the M6 at J21A on Sunday 4 October 2026, from 11:23. Cleared at 09:06 after 21 h 43 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 09:06 on 5 Oct 2026, after 21 h 43 min

Location

M6 · J21A

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Delay ~13 min

Sources

TomTom ×2

Timeline

1. Sun 11:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min
2. Sun 11:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
3. Sun 11:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
4. Sun 11:57 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
5. Sun 13:39 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
6. Sun 13:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
7. Sun 13:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
8. Sun 14:12 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Sun 14:12 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Mon 07:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
11. Mon 07:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
12. Mon 07:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
13. Mon 07:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min
14. Mon 07:49 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
15. Mon 07:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
16. Mon 08:30 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
17. Mon 08:30 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
18. Mon 08:34 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
19. Mon 08:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
20. Mon 09:06 TomTom no longer reports it
21. Mon 09:06 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Queuing traffic, Lane closed

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