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M6 stopped traffic J6–J7

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J6–J7 on Saturday 7 November 2026, from 16:41. Cleared at 17:22 after 41 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 17:22 on 7 Nov 2026, after 41 min
Location
M6 J6–J7
Reported as
Queueing traffic
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~60 min
Sources
TomTom ×3
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~28 min
  2. TomTom: delay now ~43 min (was ~28)
  3. TomTom: delay now ~60 min (was ~43)
  4. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  5. TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~60)
  6. TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~27)
  7. TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~13), “Slow traffic”
  8. TomTom no longer reports it
  9. All clear: no source reports it any more
  10. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  11. TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

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