M6 stopped traffic J14–J15 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J14–J15 on Monday 26 October 2026, from 13:14. Cleared at 14:41 after 1 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 14:41 on 26 Oct 2026, after 1 h 27 min

Location

M6 northbound · J14–J15

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Mon 13:14 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
2. Mon 13:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. Mon 13:32 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~7)
4. Mon 14:00 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19)
5. Mon 14:02 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
6. Mon 14:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
7. Mon 14:18 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~19)
8. Mon 14:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~25 min
9. Mon 14:37 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~20)
10. Mon 14:41 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Mon 14:41 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J14 and J15).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J14 and M6 J15.

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