M6 stopped traffic J27 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J27 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 15:04. Cleared at 19:05 after 4 h 1 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Cleared 19:05 on 23 Oct 2026, after 4 h 1 min

Location

M6 southbound · J27

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~22 min

Sources

TomTom ×3 · Motorway signs ×2

Timeline

1. 15:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 16:36 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 16:45 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. 16:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 16:54 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
6. 17:03 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min
7. 17:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
8. 17:21 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
9. 17:26 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 17:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 17:58 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
12. 18:03 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 18:04 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
14. 18:04 All clear: no source reports it any more
15. 18:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
16. 18:26 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
17. 18:31 TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~16)
18. 18:40 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~20), “Queuing traffic”
19. 18:44 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. 18:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. 18:58 TomTom no longer reports it
22. 19:05 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION”
23. 19:05 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (6 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound within J27).
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF OBSTRUCTION” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J26 and J25).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J18–J17 southbound16:54 · cleared after 2 h 41 min
• M6 crash J1–J2 northbound16:14 · cleared after 1 h 33 min
• M6 stopped traffic J18–J19 northbound13:46 · cleared after 5 h 48 min
• M6 reported crash J11A–J12 northbound13:16 · cleared after 2 h 18 min
• M6 crash J13–J14 northbound12:37 · cleared after 1 h 44 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 southbound11:57 · cleared after 4 h 42 min
• M6 crash J20 northbound11:20 · cleared after 6 h 24 min
• M6 crash J7 northbound09:49 · Live
• M6 stopped traffic J11–J10A southbound06:44 · cleared after 3 h
• M6 stopped traffic J5–J605:28 · cleared after 2 h 17 min

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