M6 stopped traffic J7–J6 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J7–J6 on Tuesday 20 October 2026, from 06:14. Still reported at 09:55 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:14 (3 h 41 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J7–J6

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Delay

~16 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~27 min

Sources

TomTom ×10 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 06:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 06:23 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 06:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 06:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 07:23 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. 07:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
7. 07:27 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~4), “Stationary traffic”
8. 07:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
9. 07:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 07:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
11. 07:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~27 min
12. 07:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~19 min
13. 07:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 07:59 TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~27), “Slow traffic”
15. 08:04 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. 08:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. 08:06 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
18. 08:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
19. 08:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. 08:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. 08:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
22. 08:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. 08:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 08:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. 08:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
26. 08:45 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
27. 08:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. 08:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
29. 08:54 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
30. 08:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
31. 08:55 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
32. 08:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
33. 09:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
34. 09:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
35. 09:18 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic”
36. 09:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
37. 09:22 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~25)
38. 09:22 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~10)
39. 09:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. 09:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
41. 09:32 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~19 min
42. 09:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
43. 09:41 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
44. 09:45 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
45. 09:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J7 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J7 and J6).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J14–J15 northbound08:51 · cleared after 54 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 southbound06:41 · Live
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J906:19 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 crash J23 northbound01:45 · cleared after 2 h 16 min
• M6 reported crash J23–J22 southbound01:45 · cleared after 58 min
• M6 crash J21–J21Ayesterday 18:55 · cleared after 32 min
• M6 reported crash J21A southboundyesterday 18:41 · cleared after 1 h
• M6 stopped traffic J22–J23 northboundyesterday 18:25 · cleared after 2 h 57 min
• M6 crash J22–J23 northboundyesterday 14:29 · cleared after 2 h 42 min
• M6 crash J8–J9 northboundyesterday 13:40 · cleared after 6 h 10 min

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