M6 stopped traffic J19–J18 southbound

Cleared Cleared at 10:46 on 30 Sept 2026, after 155 h 46 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J19–J18 on Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 23:01. Cleared at 10:46 after 155 h 46 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M6 southbound · J19–J18

   Broken-down vehicle

   1 of 3 lanes closed · Wed 23:01–Wed 10:46 (cleared after 155 h 46 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 4.8 mi

   TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×4

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~32 min

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Timeline

1. Wed 23:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. Wed 23:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Wed 23:13 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. Wed 23:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Wed 23:44 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~9), “Slow traffic”
6. Wed 23:48 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Wed 23:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
8. Thu 00:23 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Thu 00:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Thu 17:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
11. Thu 17:04 TomTom no longer reports it
12. Thu 17:04 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. Thu 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
14. Thu 17:13 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~6)
15. Thu 17:17 TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~11), “Stationary traffic”
16. Thu 17:21 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
17. Thu 17:21 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
18. Thu 17:21 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Thu 17:23 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
20. Thu 17:30 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
21. Thu 18:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Thu 18:06 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
23. Thu 18:08 National Highways: lane closure lifted
24. Thu 18:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. Thu 18:40 TomTom no longer reports it
26. Thu 18:40 All clear: no source reports it any more
27. Mon 19:29 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
28. Mon 19:38 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
29. Mon 20:16 National Highways: lane closure lifted
30. Mon 20:38 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
31. Mon 20:38 All clear: no source reports it any more
32. Wed 09:50 National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
33. Wed 10:16 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE” (reported again)
34. Wed 10:43 National Highways: lane closure lifted
35. Wed 10:46 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
36. Wed 10:46 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).
• M6 southbound between J19 and J18

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · 13:55, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 reported crash J32 southbound · 12:48, cleared after 47 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J20 northbound · 09:50, cleared after 43 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound · 05:31, cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M6 closed J21A northbound · yesterday 21:55, cleared after 7 h 17 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8 southbound · yesterday 13:02, cleared after 19 h 14 min
• M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound · yesterday 11:52, cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northbound · yesterday 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J15 · yesterday 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · yesterday 07:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.