M6 stopped traffic J2 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 19:54 on 12 Oct 2026, after 1 h 31 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J2 on Monday 12 October 2026, from 18:23. Cleared at 19:54 after 1 h 31 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

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   M6 northbound · J2

   Broken-down vehicle

   1 of 4 lanes closed · Mon 18:23–Mon 19:54 (cleared after 1 h 31 min) · delay ~4 min · queue 3.9 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs · National Highways

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 18:23 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. Mon 18:36 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
3. Mon 18:36 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
4. Mon 18:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. Mon 18:41 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
6. Mon 18:46 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~8)
7. Mon 18:50 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~15)
8. Mon 18:55 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~25)
9. Mon 19:04 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
10. Mon 19:09 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
11. Mon 19:13 TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~11)
12. Mon 19:22 TomTom: delay now ~8 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
13. Mon 19:24 National Highways: lane closure lifted
14. Mon 19:27 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Mon 19:32 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Mon 19:54 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
17. Mon 19:54 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J2 before M69 southbound access).
• M6 northbound between J2 and J3

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · 13:55, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 reported crash J32 southbound · 12:48, cleared after 47 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J20 northbound · 09:50, cleared after 43 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound · 05:31, cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M6 closed J21A northbound · yesterday 21:55, cleared after 7 h 17 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8 southbound · yesterday 13:02, cleared after 19 h 14 min
• M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound · yesterday 11:52, cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northbound · yesterday 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J15 · yesterday 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · yesterday 07:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min

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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.