M6 stopped traffic J10A–J10 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J10A–J10 on Sunday 27 September 2026, from 11:08. Cleared at 20:45 after 177 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 20:45 on 4 Oct 2026, after 177 h 36 min

Location

M6 southbound · J10A–J10

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~59 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Sun 11:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Sun 11:49 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Sun 13:16 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~18)
4. Sun 13:19 Motorway signs: “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
5. Sun 13:30 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. Sun 13:44 TomTom no longer reports it
7. Sun 13:44 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Sun 14:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
9. Sun 14:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Sun 14:34 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~10)
11. Sun 14:39 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. Sun 14:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Sun 14:49 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
14. Sun 14:52 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
15. Sun 15:31 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
16. Sun 15:31 Motorway signs no longer show “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN”
17. Sun 16:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. Sun 16:10 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
19. Sun 17:01 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~29), “Queuing traffic”
20. Sun 17:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
21. Sun 17:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
22. Sun 17:37 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. Sun 17:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. Sun 18:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. Sun 18:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
26. Sun 18:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
27. Sun 19:32 TomTom no longer reports it
28. Sun 19:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
29. Wed 13:47 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
30. Wed 14:17 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
31. Wed 14:17 All clear: no source reports it any more
32. Sun 13:47 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (reported again)
33. Sun 14:12 TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~41 min
34. Sun 14:17 TomTom: delay now ~55 min (was ~41)
35. Sun 14:21 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
36. Sun 14:26 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~57)
37. Sun 14:31 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~19), “Queuing traffic”
38. Sun 14:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
39. Sun 14:35 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
40. Sun 14:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
41. Sun 14:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
42. Sun 14:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
43. Sun 14:48 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
44. Sun 17:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
45. Sun 17:17 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
46. Sun 17:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
47. Sun 17:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
48. Sun 17:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
49. Sun 17:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
50. Sun 17:45 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
51. Sun 17:50 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
52. Sun 17:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
53. Sun 18:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
54. Sun 18:31 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
55. Sun 18:36 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
56. Sun 18:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
57. Sun 18:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
58. Sun 19:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
59. Sun 19:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
60. Sun 19:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
61. Sun 19:13 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
62. Sun 19:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
63. Sun 19:27 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
64. Sun 19:31 TomTom: now says collision, delay now ~41 min (was ~21), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
65. Sun 19:36 TomTom: delay now ~59 min (was ~41)
66. Sun 19:36 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
67. Sun 19:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
68. Sun 19:45 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Incident”
69. Sun 19:54 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~24 min (was ~41), “Stationary traffic”
70. Sun 19:59 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
71. Sun 20:03 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
72. Sun 20:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
73. Sun 20:45 TomTom no longer reports it
74. Sun 20:45 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J10A and J10).
• Overhead signs read “VEHICLE FIRE SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J11 and J10A).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound07:58 · cleared after 2 h 35 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound07:40 · cleared after 41 min
• M6 crash J8 northbound06:19 · cleared after 2 h 53 min
• M6 crash J14–J15 northbound05:00 · cleared after 6 h 39 min
• M6 reported crash J2–J1 southboundyesterday 21:03 · cleared after 45 min
• M6 reported crash J45–J44 southboundyesterday 17:54 · cleared after 53 min
• M6 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 16:38 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J32 northboundyesterday 16:17 · cleared after 1 h 57 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21A–J22 northboundyesterday 14:37 · cleared after 3 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J5–J6 northboundyesterday 13:15 · cleared after 5 h 48 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J10A and M6 J10.

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