M6 stopped traffic J8 southbound
Cleared Cleared at 08:16 on 14 Oct 2026, after 19 h 14 min.
Stopped traffic on the M6 southbound at J8 on Tuesday 13 October 2026, from 13:02. Cleared at 08:16 after 19 h 14 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
M6 southbound · J8
Broken-down vehicle
yesterday 13:02–08:16 (cleared after 19 h 14 min) · delay ~20 min · queue 16.5 mi
TomTom ×19 · Motorway signs
At its worst: stationary traffic
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Timeline
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
- Motorway signs: “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~6 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
- TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~10)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~7 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~11 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~10 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~14 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~14 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
- Motorway signs no longer show “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~8 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~3 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~19 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~17 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~16 min
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~17 min
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~20 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~21 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min (reported again)
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~12 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~11 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~17 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
- TomTom: broken-down vehicle, “Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle”, delay ~10 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~8 min (reported again)
- TomTom: delay now ~14 min (was ~8), “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
- TomTom: delay now ~7 min (was ~15)
- TomTom: “Slow traffic”
- TomTom no longer reports it
- All clear: no source reports it any more
What the sources said
- Slow traffic
- Queuing traffic
- Overhead signs read “DEBRIS IN ROAD - SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 southbound between J7 and J6).
- Stationary traffic, Broken down vehicle
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