M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J18–J19 on Thursday 29 October 2026, from 20:44. Cleared at 23:57 after 3 h 13 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Cleared 23:57 on 29 Oct 2026, after 3 h 13 min

Location

M6 northbound · J18–J19

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Lanes

3 of 3 lanes closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~29 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. Thu 20:44 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
2. Thu 20:46 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
3. Thu 20:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min
4. Thu 21:20 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14)
5. Thu 21:25 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~19)
6. Thu 21:34 National Highways: lane closure lifted
7. Thu 21:35 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. Thu 21:50 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~20)
9. Thu 21:52 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
10. Thu 21:55 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~11)
11. Thu 21:58 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. Thu 22:28 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT [HCA2]”
13. Thu 22:28 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
14. Thu 23:36 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
15. Thu 23:57 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Thu 23:57 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT [HCA2]” (7 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).
• 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 “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J18 and J19).

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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