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M6 stopped traffic J5–J6 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J5–J6 on Wednesday 11 November 2026, from 13:15. Cleared at 19:03 after 5 h 48 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status
Cleared 19:03 on 11 Nov 2026, after 5 h 48 min
Location
M6 northbound · J5–J6
Reported as
Broken-down vehicle
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~23 min
Sources
TomTom ×12 · Motorway signs ×2
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
  2. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
  3. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  4. TomTom no longer reports it
  5. All clear: no source reports it any more
  6. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
  8. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  9. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
  10. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  11. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  12. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  13. TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~5), “Stationary traffic”
  14. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  15. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
  16. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  17. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  18. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  19. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  20. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  21. TomTom: delay now ~6 min (was ~11)
  22. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  23. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  24. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  25. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
  26. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  27. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  28. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  29. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  30. TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~12)
  31. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
  32. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  33. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  34. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  35. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  36. Motorway signs: “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
  37. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  38. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  39. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~13 min
  40. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
  41. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  42. Motorway signs no longer show “OBSTRUCTION ON SLIP ROAD”
  43. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  44. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
  45. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min
  46. Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
  47. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
  48. TomTom: delay now ~21 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
  49. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  50. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  51. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  52. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  53. TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~21)
  54. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~18 min
  55. TomTom: delay now ~22 min (was ~4)
  56. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  57. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
  58. Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
  59. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  60. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  61. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  62. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  63. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  64. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  65. TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
  66. TomTom: “Slow traffic”
  67. TomTom no longer reports it
  68. All clear: no source reports it any more

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