M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J6–J5 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 06:15. Still reported at 10:45 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 06:15 (4 h 30 min)

Location

M6 southbound · J6–J5

Reported as

Obstruction or hazard

Delay

~24 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~53 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs

Timeline

1. 06:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
2. 06:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min
3. 07:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
4. 07:19 TomTom no longer reports it
5. 07:19 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. 07:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic, Hard shoulder closed”, delay ~16 min (reported again)
7. 07:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
8. 07:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
9. 07:37 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~16), “Slow traffic, Hard shoulder closed”
10. 07:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. 08:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
12. 08:09 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
13. 08:23 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
14. 08:32 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 08:32 All clear: no source reports it any more
16. 08:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
17. 09:04 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
18. 09:43 Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
19. 09:45 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
20. 09:50 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~9)
21. 09:54 TomTom: delay now ~28 min (was ~19)
22. 10:03 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
23. 10:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 10:12 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. 10:17 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
26. 10:26 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
27. 10:45 Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Slow traffic, Hard shoulder closed
• Queuing traffic
• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 southbound between J6 and J5).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J32 southbound08:17 · Live
• M6 crash J3 southbound07:22 · cleared after 1 h 52 min
• M6 crash J21A northbound06:51 · cleared after 3 h 54 min
• M6 stopped traffic J3–J3A northbound06:47 · cleared after 3 h 13 min
• M6 stopped traffic J9–J1006:15 · cleared after 3 h 48 min
• M6 crash J16 southboundyesterday 19:23 · cleared after 48 min
• M6 reported crash J16–J15 southboundyesterday 18:53 · cleared after 1 h 18 min
• M6 closed J5–J4A southboundyesterday 16:23 · cleared after 1 h 22 min
• M6 crash J8 southboundyesterday 13:38 · cleared after 5 h 30 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J5 southboundyesterday 08:05 · cleared after 3 h 34 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J6 and M6 J5.

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