M6 stopped traffic J20A southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J20A on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 14:37. Cleared at 18:29 after 3 h 52 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:29 on 1 Oct 2026, after 3 h 52 min

Location

M6 southbound · J20A

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Sources

TomTom · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Thu 14:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
2. Thu 14:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
3. Thu 14:55 TomTom no longer reports it
4. Thu 14:55 All clear: no source reports it any more
5. Thu 15:00 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
6. Thu 15:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
7. Thu 15:09 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
8. Thu 15:14 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
9. Thu 15:32 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
10. Thu 15:35 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE”
11. Thu 15:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
12. Thu 16:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
13. Thu 16:25 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE”
14. Thu 18:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
15. Thu 18:29 TomTom no longer reports it
16. Thu 18:29 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Queuing traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF VEHICLE FIRE” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 13:25 · cleared after 56 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northboundyesterday 11:58 · cleared after 2 h 22 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 southboundyesterday 11:12 · cleared after 59 min
• M6 crash J23–J22 southboundyesterday 06:45 · cleared after 3 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J10yesterday 06:09 · cleared after 3 h 17 min
• M6 crash J4 southboundyesterday 05:53 · cleared after 3 h 52 min
• M6 stopped traffic J10–J9 southboundSun 18:24 · cleared after 4 h 40 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundSun 16:45 · cleared after 14 h 4 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northboundSun 16:02 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northboundSun 14:01 · cleared after 43 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J20A.

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