M6 stopped traffic J8

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J8 on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 06:16. Still reported at 09:45 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Live since 06:16 (3 h 29 min)

Location

M6 J8

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~19 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

Sources

TomTom ×4

Timeline

1. 06:16 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 06:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 07:11 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. 07:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
5. 07:48 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 08:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 08:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
8. 09:10 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~3 min
9. 09:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 09:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
11. 09:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 09:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle

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Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J8.

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