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M6 stopped traffic J7–J6

Stopped traffic on the M6 at J7–J6 on Friday 16 October 2026, from 22:31. Cleared at 00:30 after 1 h 59 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

Status
Cleared 00:30 on 17 Oct 2026, after 1 h 59 min
Location
M6 · J7–J6
Reported as
Queueing traffic
At its worst
Stationary traffic · delay ~47 min
Sources
TomTom
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Timeline

  1. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~16 min
  2. TomTom: delay now ~10 min (was ~16), “Queuing traffic”
  3. TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
  4. TomTom: delay now ~20 min (was ~13)
  5. TomTom no longer reports it
  6. All clear: no source reports it any more
  7. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min (reported again)
  8. TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~16)
  9. TomTom: delay now ~40 min (was ~25)
  10. TomTom: delay now ~25 min (was ~47)
  11. TomTom no longer reports it
  12. All clear: no source reports it any more
  13. TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min (reported again)
  14. TomTom no longer reports it
  15. All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

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