M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J10–J9 on Sunday 1 November 2026, from 18:24. Cleared at 23:03 after 4 h 40 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 23:03 on 1 Nov 2026, after 4 h 40 min

Location

M6 southbound · J10–J9

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Sun 18:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Sun 18:33 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Sun 18:33 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Sun 19:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
5. Sun 19:10 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Sun 19:10 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. Sun 19:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
8. Sun 19:19 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Sun 19:31 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
10. Sun 20:16 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
11. Sun 20:16 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Sun 20:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
13. Sun 21:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. Sun 21:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Sun 21:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Sun 21:41 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
17. Sun 21:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
18. Sun 21:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
19. Sun 22:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
20. Sun 22:17 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~15)
21. Sun 22:40 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
22. Sun 23:03 TomTom no longer reports it
23. Sun 23:03 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J10 and J9).
• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Stationary traffic, Lane closed

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 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
• M6 delays J19Sun 13:25 · cleared after 1 h 41 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J10 and M6 J9.

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