M6 stopped traffic J3–J3A northbound
Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J3–J3A on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 06:47. Still reported at 08:56 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.
- Status
- Live since 06:47 (2 h 9 min)
- Location
- M6 northbound · J3–J3A
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Delay
- ~7 min
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~23 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs · National Highways ×3
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
- National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
- TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~8)
- TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~12)
- TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
Source reports
- Queuing traffic
- Slow traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J3 and J3A).
- M6 northbound between J3 and J3A
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 crash J33–J32 southbound
- M6 crash J3 southbound
- M6 crash J21A northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J10–J10A
- M6 crash J16 southbound
- M6 reported crash J16–J15 southbound
- M6 closed J5–J4A southbound
- M6 crash J8 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 southbound
Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J3 and M6 J3A.
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