M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 20:50. Still reported at 22:53 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Live since 20:50 (2 h 3 min)

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Delay

~14 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. 20:50 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
2. 21:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. 21:13 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
4. 21:16 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
5. 21:18 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~12)
6. 21:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
7. 21:54 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. 21:59 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 22:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. 22:10 National Highways: lane closure lifted

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• M6 southbound between J19 and J18

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J21A southbound21:04 · cleared after 26 min
• M6 reported crash J28–J27 southbound19:43 · cleared after 40 min
• M6 crash J3–J3A northbound19:10 · cleared after 44 min
• M6 crash J14 northbound18:26 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M6 reported crash J13–J12 southbound17:46 · cleared after 14 min
• M6 reported crash J1–J2 northbound17:32 · cleared after 51 min
• M6 crash J2 northbound16:44 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J31–J31A northbound16:16 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J24 northbound14:17 · cleared after 4 h 29 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southbound13:34 · cleared after 2 h 49 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J18 and M6 J19.

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