M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 13:46. Still reported at 17:10 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Live since 13:46 (3 h 23 min)

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Lanes

1 of 3 lanes closed

Delay

~36 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~55 min

Sources

TomTom ×8 · Motorway signs ×2 · National Highways ×22

Timeline

1. 13:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 13:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 13:55 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 14:00 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 14:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 14:32 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 14:37 TomTom no longer reports it
8. 14:37 All clear: no source reports it any more
9. 14:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
10. 15:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. 15:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 15:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
13. 15:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 15:42 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 15:42 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. 15:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~16 min
17. 15:51 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 16:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~15 min
19. 16:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
20. 16:09 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
21. 16:09 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
22. 16:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
23. 16:29 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
24. 16:29 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
25. 16:29 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
26. 16:29 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
27. 16:37 TomTom no longer reports it
28. 16:41 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~20 min
29. 16:45 TomTom: delay now ~54 min (was ~20), “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
30. 16:49 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
31. 16:49 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
32. 16:49 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
33. 17:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
34. 17:08 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~53)
35. 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~9 min

Source reports

• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• M6 northbound between J18 and J19
• M6 northbound within J18
• M6 northbound between J17 and J18
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (12 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).
• Slow traffic

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• M6 crash J1–J2 northbound16:14 · Live
• M6 reported crash J11A–J12 northbound13:16 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northbound12:37 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 southbound11:57 · cleared after 4 h 42 min
• M6 crash J20 northbound11:20 · Live
• M6 crash J7 northbound09:49 · Live
• M6 stopped traffic J11–J10A southbound06:44 · cleared after 3 h
• M6 stopped traffic J5–J605:28 · cleared after 2 h 17 min
• M6 crash J25–J26 northbound02:26 · cleared after 2 h 6 min
• M6 crash J6 northbound00:46 · cleared after 44 min

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