M6 stopped traffic J21A

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J21A on Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 07:01. Cleared at 09:28 after 2 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status

Cleared 09:28 on 3 Nov 2026, after 2 h 26 min

Location

M6 J21A

Reported as

Queueing traffic

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

TomTom ×6

Timeline

1. 07:01 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min
2. 07:20 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~9 min
3. 07:29 TomTom: delay now ~15 min (was ~10)
4. 07:34 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
5. 07:38 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
6. 07:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~7 min
7. 07:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
8. 08:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
9. 08:06 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
10. 08:19 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
11. 08:24 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
12. 08:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~9 min (reported again)
13. 08:33 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~17), “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
14. 08:38 TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”
15. 08:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
16. 08:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min
17. 08:42 TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~4)
18. 08:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
19. 08:57 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
20. 09:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min
21. 09:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
22. 09:10 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~6 min
23. 09:23 TomTom no longer reports it
24. 09:23 All clear: no source reports it any more
25. 09:24 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
26. 09:28 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

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

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