M6 delays J23–J22 northbound

Live Still reported at 09:15 UK time, since 08:22 (53 min).

Long delays on the M6 northbound at J23–J22 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 08:22. Still reported at 09:15 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

M6 northbound · J23–J22

Obstruction or hazard

since 08:22 (53 min) · delay ~22 min · queue 10.4 mi

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs

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Timeline

08:00 Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
08:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~57 min
08:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
08:49 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, “Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road, Lane closed”
08:53 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~22 min
09:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”, delay ~12 min

What the sources said

Slow traffic, Obstruction on the road, Lane closed
Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J25 and J26).
Queuing traffic, Lane closed

Other recent incidents on the M6

M6 crash J27–J26 southbound · 07:21, still reported
M6 stopped traffic J9–J8 · 06:23, still reported
M6 stopped traffic J21A · yesterday 06:43, cleared after 3 h 12 min
M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · Sun 13:13, cleared after 3 h 32 min
M6 reported crash J19–J18 southbound · Sun 13:10, cleared after 43 min
M6 crash J27–J28 northbound · Sun 09:38, cleared after 45 min
M6 crash J10A–J10 southbound · Sun 05:22, cleared after 3 h 31 min
M6 crash J22–J21 · Sun 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

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