M6 stopped traffic J6–J7 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J6–J7 on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 19:02. Cleared at 20:35 after 1 h 33 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 20:35 on 17 Oct 2026, after 1 h 33 min

Location

M6 northbound · J6–J7

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~21 min

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom

Timeline

1. 19:02 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
2. 20:01 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. 20:01 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. 20:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~10 min
5. 20:30 TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~18)
6. 20:35 TomTom no longer reports it
7. 20:35 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (3 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J8 northbound15:50 · cleared after 1 h 38 min
• M6 reported crash J18–J19 northbound12:41 · cleared after 47 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound11:38 · cleared after 2 h 2 min
• M6 crash J6 southbound10:49 · cleared after 3 h 20 min
• M6 crash J16–J17 northbound00:02 · cleared after 1 h 47 min
• M6 stopped traffic J7–J6yesterday 22:31 · cleared after 1 h 59 min
• M6 crash J15–J16 northboundyesterday 19:32 · cleared after 2 h 13 min
• M6 stopped traffic J44–J45yesterday 18:45 · cleared after 32 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northboundyesterday 18:09 · cleared after 1 h 45 min
• M6 crash J45–J44 southboundyesterday 18:05 · cleared after 8 h 27 min

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