M6 stopped traffic J21 southbound
Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J21 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 14:29. Cleared at 19:29 after 5 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Cleared 19:29 on 22 Oct 2026, after 5 h
- Location
- M6 southbound · J21
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Lanes
- 2 of 4 lanes closed
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~43 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs ×3 · National Highways ×2
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~15 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- Motorway signs: “REPORT OF CYCLIST”
- National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF CYCLIST”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~32 min
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~28 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
- National Highways: lane closure lifted
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic, Lane closed
- Slow traffic, Lane closed
- Queuing traffic, Lane closed
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF CYCLIST” (7 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J19 and J20).
- Overhead signs read “REPORT OF CYCLIST” (6 signs; furthest along: M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9).
- M6 southbound between J23 and J22
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 J21 southbound exit).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 stopped traffic J5–J6
- M6 crash J25–J26 northbound
- M6 crash J6 northbound
- M6 crash J28–J29 northbound
- M6 reported crash J29 northbound
- M6 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M6 crash J3–J3A northbound
- M6 crash J18–J19 northbound
- M6 crash J2 northbound
- M6 crash J21A southbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.