M6 stopped traffic J12

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J12 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 13:29. Cleared at 14:33 after 1 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 14:33 on 4 Nov 2026, after 1 h 4 min

Location

M6 J12

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~41 min

Sources

TomTom

Timeline

1. 13:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 13:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 13:42 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
4. 13:47 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
5. 13:51 TomTom: delay now ~41 min (was ~18)
6. 14:01 TomTom: delay now ~23 min (was ~33)
7. 14:10 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~17), “Slow traffic”
8. 14:33 TomTom no longer reports it
9. 14:33 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic

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Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J12.

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