M6 stopped traffic J10 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:39 on 9 Oct 2026, after 338 h 3 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J10 on Friday 25 September 2026, from 15:37. Cleared at 17:39 after 338 h 3 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J10

   Obstruction or hazard

   Fri 15:37–17:39 (cleared after 338 h 3 min) · delay ~25 min · queue 4.8 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

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Timeline

1. Fri 15:29 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
2. Fri 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
3. Fri 15:41 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Fri 15:45 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~3), “Stationary traffic”
5. Fri 15:54 TomTom no longer reports it
6. Fri 15:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min (reported again)
7. Fri 16:03 TomTom no longer reports it
8. Fri 16:11 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
9. Fri 16:11 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. 16:39 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (reported again)
11. 17:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
12. 17:39 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (7 signs; furthest along: link road from M62 J10 to M6 northbound J21A).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J15–J14 southbound · 12:57, cleared after 6 h 13 min
• M6 reported crash J30–J29 southbound · 11:27, cleared after 41 min
• M6 crash J31A–J31 southbound · 10:46, cleared after 6 h 45 min
• M6 crash J3–J2 southbound · 06:41, cleared after 3 h 29 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · 06:08, cleared after 6 h 6 min
• M6 closed J16–J15 · yesterday 23:49, cleared after 4 h 47 min
• M6 crash J6 northbound · yesterday 21:47, cleared after 1 h 40 min
• M6 reported crash J13–J12 southbound · yesterday 17:19, cleared after 37 min
• M6 crash J36–J35 · yesterday 16:09, cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 crash J3 southbound · yesterday 07:01, cleared after 3 h 23 min

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