M6 stopped traffic J21A

Cleared Cleared at 09:55 on 12 Oct 2026, after 3 h 12 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J21A on Monday 12 October 2026, from 06:43. Cleared at 09:55 after 3 h 12 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M6 · J21A

   Queueing traffic

   06:43–09:55 (cleared after 3 h 12 min) · delay ~22 min · queue 8.6 mi

   TomTom ×7

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Timeline

1. 06:43 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
2. 06:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
3. 06:56 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
4. 07:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~10 min
5. 07:06 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~12 min
6. 07:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
7. 07:15 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
8. 07:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
9. 07:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
10. 07:47 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
11. 08:19 TomTom no longer reports it
12. 08:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
13. 08:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~23 min
14. 08:37 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
15. 08:42 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 08:42 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. 09:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~19 min
18. 09:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~18 min
19. 09:14 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~15 min
20. 09:18 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
21. 09:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. 09:46 TomTom no longer reports it
23. 09:46 All clear: no source reports it any more
24. 09:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
25. 09:50 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
26. 09:55 TomTom no longer reports it

What the sources said

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

Other recent incidents on the M6

• 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
• M6 crash J17 southbound · Sat 13:23, cleared after 1 h 31 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.