M6 delays J6–J7 northbound

Long delays on the M6 northbound at J6–J7 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 12:26. Cleared at 17:42 after 5 h 16 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 17:42 on 1 Nov 2026, after 5 h 16 min

Location

M6 northbound · J6–J7

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Delay ~27 min

Sources

TomTom ×9 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 12:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Sun 12:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min
3. Sun 12:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Sun 13:02 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
5. Sun 13:03 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~19)
6. Sun 13:44 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
7. Sun 13:58 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Sun 14:02 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Sun 14:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
10. Sun 14:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
11. Sun 14:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
12. Sun 14:25 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
13. Sun 14:34 TomTom no longer reports it
14. Sun 14:34 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. Sun 14:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
16. Sun 14:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Sun 15:02 TomTom no longer reports it
18. Sun 15:02 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. Sun 15:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
20. Sun 15:11 TomTom no longer reports it
21. Sun 15:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
22. Sun 15:39 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
23. Sun 15:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
24. Sun 15:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
25. Sun 15:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. Sun 15:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. Sun 16:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Sun 16:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
29. Sun 16:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
30. Sun 16:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. Sun 16:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
32. Sun 16:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
33. Sun 16:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
34. Sun 16:52 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
35. Sun 17:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~8 min
36. Sun 17:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
37. Sun 17:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
38. Sun 17:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
39. Sun 17:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. Sun 17:42 TomTom no longer reports it
41. Sun 17:42 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J6 and M6 J7.

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