M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southbound
Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J6–J5 on Tuesday 10 November 2026, from 08:05. Cleared at 11:38 after 3 h 34 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Cleared 11:38 on 10 Nov 2026, after 3 h 34 min
- Location
- M6 southbound · J6–J5
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- At its worst
- Stationary traffic · delay ~30 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×3
Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
- TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~8), “Stationary traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~17)
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
- TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~10), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- All clear: no source reports it any more
Source reports
- Slow traffic
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J6 and J5).
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (5 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J7 and J6).
Other recent incidents on the M6
- M6 crash J16 southbound
- M6 reported crash J16–J15 southbound
- M6 closed J5–J4A southbound
- M6 crash J8 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 southbound
- M6 crash J12 northbound
- M6 stopped traffic J10A–J10 southbound
- M6 crash J19–J18 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J18–J17 southbound
- M6 stopped traffic J9–J10 northbound
Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J6 and M6 J5.
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