M6 stopped traffic J19–J18 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J19–J18 on Friday 30 October 2026, from 14:27. Cleared at 19:04 after 4 h 37 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:04 on 30 Oct 2026, after 4 h 37 min

Location

M6 southbound · J19–J18

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~26 min

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Fri 14:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Fri 14:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Fri 14:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Fri 15:07 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Fri 15:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Fri 15:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. Fri 15:42 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. Fri 15:56 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
9. Fri 16:22 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Fri 16:27 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Fri 16:33 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
12. Fri 17:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Fri 18:08 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
14. Fri 18:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Fri 18:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
16. Fri 18:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
17. Fri 18:53 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Fri 19:04 TomTom no longer reports it
19. Fri 19:04 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J19 and J18).

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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