M6 stopped traffic J21–J20 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J21–J20 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 16:24. Cleared at 18:28 after 2 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 18:28 on 28 Sept 2026, after 2 h 4 min

Location

M6 southbound · J21–J20

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~25 min

Sources

TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. Mon 16:24 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. Mon 16:34 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
3. Mon 16:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. Mon 16:43 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
5. Mon 16:44 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
6. Mon 16:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
7. Mon 16:57 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. Mon 17:06 TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~17)
9. Mon 17:06 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. Mon 17:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Mon 17:20 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
12. Mon 17:29 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. Mon 17:37 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
14. Mon 17:52 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. Mon 17:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
16. Mon 18:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
17. Mon 18:28 TomTom no longer reports it
18. Mon 18:28 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J21 and J20).
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 reported crash J28–J27 southbound19:43 · cleared after 40 min
• M6 crash J3–J3A northbound19:10 · cleared after 44 min
• M6 crash J14 northbound18:26 · cleared after 1 h 27 min
• M6 reported crash J13–J12 southbound17:46 · cleared after 14 min
• M6 reported crash J1–J2 northbound17:32 · cleared after 51 min
• M6 crash J2 northbound16:44 · cleared after 1 h 31 min
• M6 crash J31–J31A northbound16:16 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J24 northbound14:17 · cleared after 4 h 29 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southbound13:34 · cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound07:58 · cleared after 2 h 35 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J21 and M6 J20.

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