M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 20:30. Cleared at 00:00 after 3 h 30 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, National Highways and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 00:00 on 31 Oct 2026, after 3 h 30 min

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Lanes

3 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~35 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×7 · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. Fri 20:30 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
2. Fri 20:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
3. Fri 20:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
4. Fri 20:54 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. Fri 20:59 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~12)
6. Fri 21:03 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
7. Fri 21:09 TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~18)
8. Fri 21:18 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT”
9. Fri 21:18 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
10. Fri 21:18 Motorway signs: “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
11. Fri 21:44 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~35)
12. Fri 21:45 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
13. Fri 21:46 National Highways: lane closure lifted
14. Fri 21:54 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~21)
15. Fri 22:03 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
16. Fri 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT”
17. Fri 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
18. Fri 22:04 Motorway signs no longer show “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS”
19. Fri 22:09 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
20. Fri 22:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Fri 22:27 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
22. Fri 22:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
23. Fri 22:34 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
24. Fri 22:58 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed (was 3)
25. Fri 23:32 National Highways: lane closure lifted
26. Fri 23:35 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
27. Fri 23:45 TomTom no longer reports it
28. Fri 23:45 All clear: no source reports it any more
29. Fri 23:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
30. Fri 23:55 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
31. Sat 00:00 TomTom no longer reports it
32. Sat 00:00 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• M6 southbound between J19 and J18
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).
• Overhead signs read “LANE CLOSED FOR INCIDENT ACCESS” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).

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 J18 and M6 J19.

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