M6 stopped traffic J7 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 08:49 on 5 Oct 2026, after 2 h 22 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J7 on Monday 5 October 2026, from 06:27. Cleared at 08:49 after 2 h 22 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J7

   Obstruction or hazard

   Mon 06:27–Mon 08:49 (cleared after 2 h 22 min) · delay ~8 min · queue 8.3 mi

   TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~30 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 06:27 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
2. Mon 06:45 TomTom no longer reports it
3. Mon 06:45 All clear: no source reports it any more
4. Mon 06:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
5. Mon 06:50 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. Mon 06:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
7. Mon 06:59 TomTom: delay now ~12 min (was ~7), “Stationary traffic”
8. Mon 07:04 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
9. Mon 07:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. Mon 07:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. Mon 07:17 TomTom: delay now ~30 min (was ~4), “Queuing traffic”
12. Mon 07:20 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
13. Mon 07:27 TomTom: delay now ~11 min (was ~28), “Slow traffic”
14. Mon 07:49 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
15. Mon 08:12 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
16. Mon 08:21 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS”
17. Mon 08:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
18. Mon 08:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
19. Mon 08:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
20. Mon 08:40 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
21. Mon 08:44 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
22. Mon 08:49 TomTom no longer reports it
23. Mon 08:49 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF PEDESTRIANS” (7 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound within J7).

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · 13:55, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 reported crash J32 southbound · 12:48, cleared after 47 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J20 northbound · 09:50, cleared after 43 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound · 05:31, cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M6 closed J21A northbound · yesterday 21:55, cleared after 7 h 17 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8 southbound · yesterday 13:02, cleared after 19 h 14 min
• M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound · yesterday 11:52, cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northbound · yesterday 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J15 · yesterday 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · yesterday 07:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.