M6 stopped traffic J13–J14 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 13:51 on 7 Oct 2026, after 208 h 13 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J13–J14 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 21:38. Cleared at 13:51 after 208 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

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   M6 northbound · J13–J14

   Incident

   Mon 21:38–Wed 13:51 (cleared after 208 h 13 min) · delay ~3 min · queue 2.4 mi

   Motorway signs · TomTom

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~30 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 21:23 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
2. Mon 22:08 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
3. Mon 22:08 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Wed 12:47 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (reported again)
5. Wed 13:01 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~30 min
6. Wed 13:05 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~30)
7. Wed 13:10 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
8. Wed 13:15 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Wed 13:18 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
10. Wed 13:18 All clear: no source reports it any more
11. Wed 13:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
12. Wed 13:28 TomTom no longer reports it
13. Wed 13:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
14. Wed 13:51 TomTom no longer reports it
15. Wed 13:51 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J13 and J14).
• Slow traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · 13:55, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 reported crash J32 southbound · 12:48, cleared after 47 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J20 northbound · 09:50, cleared after 43 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound · 05:31, cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M6 closed J21A northbound · yesterday 21:55, cleared after 7 h 17 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8 southbound · yesterday 13:02, cleared after 19 h 14 min
• M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound · yesterday 11:52, cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northbound · yesterday 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J15 · yesterday 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · yesterday 07:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min

About this page

This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.