M6 stopped traffic J26–J27 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:07 on 28 Sept 2026, after 3 h 1 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J26–J27 on Monday 28 September 2026, from 15:07. Cleared at 18:07 after 3 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J26–J27

   Obstruction or hazard

   Mon 15:07–Mon 18:07 (cleared after 3 h 1 min) · delay ~6 min · queue 6.0 mi

   TomTom · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~49 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 15:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~11 min
2. Mon 15:11 TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~11)
3. Mon 15:16 TomTom: now says obstruction or hazard, delay now ~47 min (was ~21), “traffic, Vehicle fire”
4. Mon 15:20 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~47)
5. Mon 15:30 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~25)
6. Mon 15:34 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
7. Mon 15:39 TomTom: delay now ~49 min (was ~35)
8. Mon 17:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. Mon 17:06 TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~13), “Slow traffic”
10. Mon 17:15 TomTom no longer reports it
11. Mon 17:15 All clear: no source reports it any more
12. Mon 17:27 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
13. Mon 18:07 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
14. Mon 18:07 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (6 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J26 and J27).

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• M6 reported crash J32 southbound · 12:48, cleared after 47 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J20 northbound · 09:50, cleared after 43 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound · 05:31, cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M6 closed J21A northbound · yesterday 21:55, cleared after 7 h 17 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8 southbound · yesterday 13:02, cleared after 19 h 14 min
• M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound · yesterday 11:52, cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northbound · yesterday 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J15 · yesterday 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · yesterday 07:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min

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