M6 stopped traffic J21A northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J21A on Monday 26 October 2026, from 06:53. Cleared at 11:33 after 4 h 39 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 11:33 on 26 Oct 2026, after 4 h 39 min

Location

M6 northbound · J21A

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

TomTom ×5 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. Mon 06:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min
2. Mon 06:58 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
3. Mon 07:12 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
4. Mon 07:35 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min
5. Mon 07:44 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
6. Mon 07:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
7. Mon 07:48 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~21 min
8. Mon 08:07 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
9. Mon 08:11 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
10. Mon 08:16 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
11. Mon 08:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
12. Mon 08:39 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
13. Mon 08:55 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
14. Mon 08:55 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
15. Mon 09:02 TomTom: “Slow traffic, Lane closed”
16. Mon 09:11 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min
17. Mon 09:15 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
18. Mon 09:16 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
19. Mon 09:16 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
20. Mon 09:25 TomTom no longer reports it
21. Mon 09:25 All clear: no source reports it any more
22. Mon 09:52 TomTom: obstruction or hazard, “Heavy rain, Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
23. Mon 09:57 TomTom no longer reports it
24. Mon 09:57 All clear: no source reports it any more
25. Mon 10:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
26. Mon 10:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
27. Mon 10:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
28. Mon 10:33 TomTom no longer reports it
29. Mon 10:33 All clear: no source reports it any more
30. Mon 10:47 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~12 min
31. Mon 10:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
32. Mon 11:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
33. Mon 11:33 TomTom no longer reports it
34. Mon 11:33 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Stationary traffic, Lane closed
• Queuing traffic, Lane closed
• Slow traffic, Lane closed
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound exit).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (2 signs; furthest along: link road from M62 J10 to M6 northbound J21A).

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 J21A.

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