M6 stopped traffic J20A

Cleared Cleared at 18:12 on 6 Oct 2026, after 2 h 27 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J20A on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 15:45. Cleared at 18:12 after 2 h 27 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M6 · J20A

   Queueing traffic

   Tue 15:45–Tue 18:12 (cleared after 2 h 27 min) · delay ~22 min · queue 8.5 mi

   TomTom ×4

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Timeline

1. Tue 15:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
2. Tue 15:59 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Tue 15:59 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Tue 16:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
5. Tue 16:13 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
6. Tue 16:18 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
7. Tue 16:22 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
8. Tue 16:31 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
9. Tue 16:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~17 min
10. Tue 16:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
11. Tue 16:54 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
12. Tue 16:54 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
13. Tue 16:59 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
14. Tue 17:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
15. Tue 17:26 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
16. Tue 17:58 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
17. Tue 18:12 TomTom no longer reports it
18. Tue 18:12 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Stationary traffic
• Slow traffic, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 stopped traffic J21A · 06:43, cleared after 3 h 12 min
• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · yesterday 13:13, cleared after 3 h 32 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J18 southbound · yesterday 13:10, cleared after 43 min
• M6 crash J27–J28 northbound · yesterday 09:38, cleared after 45 min
• M6 crash J10A–J10 southbound · yesterday 05:22, cleared after 3 h 31 min
• M6 crash J22–J21 · yesterday 03:33, cleared after 3 h 19 min
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound · Sat 18:06, cleared after 4 h 46 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northbound · Sat 15:40, cleared after 51 min
• M6 crash J12–J13 northbound · Sat 13:33, cleared after 41 min
• M6 crash J21A southbound · Sat 13:27, cleared after 2 h 48 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.