M6 stopped traffic J19–J18 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J19–J18 on Tuesday 27 October 2026, from 20:53. Cleared at 00:25 after 3 h 32 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 00:25 on 28 Oct 2026, after 3 h 32 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 ×2 · National Highways ×4

Timeline

1. Tue 20:53 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
2. Tue 20:53 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
3. Tue 21:11 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
4. Tue 21:17 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
5. Tue 21:22 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
6. Tue 21:34 National Highways: lane closure lifted
7. Tue 21:34 All clear: no source reports it any more
8. Tue 22:13 TomTom: delay now ~24 min (was ~17)
9. Tue 22:18 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~24), “Queuing traffic”
10. Tue 22:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
11. Tue 22:24 National Highways: lane closure lifted
12. Tue 22:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
13. Tue 22:33 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. Tue 22:43 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic”
15. Tue 22:49 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
16. Tue 23:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Tue 23:20 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
18. Tue 23:25 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Tue 23:30 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. Tue 23:40 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Wed 00:20 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Wed 00:25 TomTom no longer reports it
23. Wed 00:25 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• M6 southbound between J19 and J18
• Stationary traffic

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 J19 and M6 J18.

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