M6 delays J7–J6 southbound
Long delays on the M6 southbound at J7–J6 on Monday 19 October 2026, from 05:24. Cleared at 08:51 after 3 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.
- Status
- Cleared 08:51 on 19 Oct 2026, after 3 h 27 min
- Location
- M6 southbound · J7–J6
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- At its worst
- Delay ~30 min
- Sources
- Motorway signs · TomTom ×3
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min
- TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~10)
- TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~30)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~10)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J7 and J6).
- Slow traffic
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 crash J19–J20 northbound
- M6 crash J1–J2 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J10–J10A
- M6 stopped traffic J25–J26 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J21
- M6 closed J24–J23 southbound
- M6 crash J23–J22 southbound
- M6 crash J9
- M6 crash J39–J40 northbound
- M6 crash J2–J3 northbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.