M6 stopped traffic J27–J28 northbound
Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J27–J28 on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 08:12. Cleared at 10:27 after 2 h 15 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 10:27 on 22 Oct 2026, after 2 h 15 min
- Location
- M6 northbound · J27–J28
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~60 min
- Sources
- TomTom · Motorway signs ×2
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~18)
- TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~28)
- TomTom: delay now ~60 min (was ~37)
- TomTom: delay now ~42 min (was ~60)
- TomTom: delay now ~57 min (was ~40)
- TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
- TomTom: now says queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~37)
- TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~25)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J27 and J28).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 stopped traffic J5–J6
- M6 crash J25–J26 northbound
- M6 crash J6 northbound
- M6 crash J28–J29 northbound
- M6 reported crash J29 northbound
- M6 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M6 crash J3–J3A northbound
- M6 crash J18–J19 northbound
- M6 crash J2 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J21 southbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.