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M6 stopped traffic J3–J2

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J3–J2 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 15:42. Cleared at 17:46 after 2 h 4 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 17:46 on 4 Nov 2026, after 2 h 4 min
Location
M6 J3–J2
Reported as
Broken-down vehicle
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min
Sources
TomTom ×4
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  2. TomTom no longer reports it
  3. All clear: no source reports it any more
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  5. TomTom no longer reports it
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
  8. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  9. TomTom: now says broken-down vehicle, “traffic, Broken down vehicle”
  10. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
  11. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  12. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
  13. TomTom: “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”
  14. TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”
  15. TomTom no longer reports it
  16. All clear: no source reports it any more
  17. TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Queuing traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~14 min (reported again)
  18. TomTom: “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”
  19. TomTom no longer reports it
  20. TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Slow traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
  21. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
  22. TomTom no longer reports it
  23. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
  24. TomTom no longer reports it
  25. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

Other recent incidents on the M6

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J3 and M6 J2.

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