M6 stopped traffic J19–J18 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J19–J18 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 20:58. Cleared at 23:24 after 2 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 23:24 on 4 Nov 2026, after 2 h 26 min

Location

M6 southbound · J19–J18

Reported as

Lane closure

Lanes

3 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~24 min

Sources

TomTom · National Highways ×3

Timeline

1. 20:58 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
2. 21:29 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
3. 21:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 21:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
5. 21:43 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~11)
6. 22:28 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13), “Queuing traffic”
7. 22:30 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
8. 22:34 National Highways: lane closure lifted
9. 22:37 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. 22:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 23:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 23:12 National Highways: lane closure lifted
13. 23:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
14. 23:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. 23:24 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 23:24 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• M6 southbound between J19 and J18

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• M6 stopped traffic J3–J215:42 · cleared after 2 h 4 min
• M6 crash J21–J20 southbound14:46 · cleared after 4 h 48 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound13:47 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 stopped traffic J1213:29 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southbound12:06 · cleared after 7 h 58 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound09:36 · cleared after 2 h 25 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound08:16 · cleared after 1 h 15 min
• M6 crash J27 southbound08:15 · cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound00:43 · cleared after 12 h 19 min
• M6 crash J29–J28 southboundyesterday 22:54 · cleared after 1 h 35 min

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

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