M6 stopped traffic J19–J18 southbound
Cleared Cleared at 17:26 on 8 Oct 2026, after 2 h 31 min.
Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J19–J18 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 14:55. Cleared at 17:26 after 2 h 31 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs, TomTom and National Highways.
M6 southbound · J19–J18
Lane closure
1 of 3 lanes closed · Thu 14:55–Thu 17:26 (cleared after 2 h 31 min) · delay ~15 min · queue 3.1 mi
Motorway signs · TomTom ×2 · National Highways
At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~65 min
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Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
- National Highways: 1 of 3 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~35 min (was ~14)
- TomTom: delay now ~48 min (was ~35)
- TomTom: delay now ~32 min (was ~48)
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~27 min
- TomTom: delay now ~65 min (was ~27)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (reported again)
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~9)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (4 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J20A and J19).
- Stationary traffic
- Slow traffic, Lane closed
- M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M6 reported crash J32 southbound
- M6 reported crash J19–J20 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound
- M6 closed J21A northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J8 southbound
- M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J16–J15
- M6 crash J18–J19 northbound
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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.