M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 18:41 on 5 Oct 2026, after 6 h 26 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J8–J9 on Monday 5 October 2026, from 12:15. Cleared at 18:41 after 6 h 26 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

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   M6 northbound · J8–J9

   Incident

   Mon 12:15–Mon 18:41 (cleared after 6 h 26 min) · delay ~11 min · queue 6.3 mi

   TomTom ×7 · Motorway signs

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~43 min

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Timeline

1. Mon 12:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. Mon 13:33 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. Mon 13:38 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
4. Mon 14:06 TomTom no longer reports it
5. Mon 14:06 All clear: no source reports it any more
6. Mon 14:15 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
7. Mon 14:56 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
8. Mon 15:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
9. Mon 15:19 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
10. Mon 15:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
11. Mon 15:33 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
12. Mon 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
13. Mon 15:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Lane closed”
14. Mon 15:47 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
15. Mon 15:51 TomTom: delay now ~18 min (was ~10), “Stationary traffic”
16. Mon 15:51 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
17. Mon 15:51 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~3)
18. Mon 15:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
19. Mon 16:10 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
20. Mon 16:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
21. Mon 16:33 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. Mon 16:42 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
23. Mon 16:44 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
24. Mon 16:47 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. Mon 16:51 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~16)
26. Mon 16:51 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
27. Mon 16:56 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. Mon 16:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
29. Mon 17:01 TomTom: delay now ~26 min (was ~17)
30. Mon 17:05 TomTom: delay now ~37 min (was ~26)
31. Mon 17:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
32. Mon 17:10 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~4)
33. Mon 17:19 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
34. Mon 17:24 TomTom: delay now ~29 min (was ~43)
35. Mon 17:24 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
36. Mon 17:37 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
37. Mon 17:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
38. Mon 17:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
39. Mon 17:51 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
40. Mon 18:00 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
41. Mon 18:05 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
42. Mon 18:41 TomTom no longer reports it
43. Mon 18:41 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Slow traffic
• Queuing traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J8 and J9).

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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