M6 stopped traffic J19–J18 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J19–J18 on Friday 6 November 2026, from 20:29. Still reported at 22:15 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, National Highways and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 20:29 (1 h 46 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J19–J18

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

Delay

~12 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~37 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · National Highways ×2 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 20:29 National Highways: 3 of 3 lanes closed
2. 20:55 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. 20:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. 21:00 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic”
5. 21:05 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~15)
6. 21:09 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~21)
7. 21:11 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
8. 21:14 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. 21:18 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~13)
10. 21:18 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~37)
11. 21:23 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~19)
12. 21:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 21:32 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~35)
14. 21:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
15. 21:36 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
16. 21:37 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic”
17. 21:41 TomTom: delay now ~3 min (was ~8), “Slow traffic”
18. 21:46 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
19. 21:55 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~12)
20. 22:04 National Highways: lane closure lifted

Source reports

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

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J34–J35 northbound18:37 · cleared after 39 min
• M6 stopped traffic J21–J21A16:17 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J14–J15 northbound14:55 · cleared after 50 min
• M6 crash J10A–J9 southbound14:43 · cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 reported crash J10A–J11 northbound14:31 · cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northbound14:30 · cleared after 4 h 50 min
• M6 crash J3–J2 southbound12:34 · cleared after 4 h 36 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A12:23 · cleared after 6 h 2 min
• M6 crash J8–J10A northbound11:29 · Live
• M6 crash J17–J16 southboundyesterday 18:26 · cleared after 1 h 56 min

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

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