M6 stopped traffic J9–J10 northbound

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J9–J10 on Monday 9 November 2026, from 12:30. Still reported at 18:44 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.

Status

Live since 12:30 (6 h 14 min)

Location

M6 northbound · J9–J10

Reported as

Broken-down vehicle

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~20 min

Sources

TomTom ×4 · Motorway signs ×4

Timeline

1. 12:30 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
2. 12:53 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 13:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
4. 13:57 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
5. 14:20 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
6. 14:24 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
7. 14:38 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min (reported again)
8. 15:07 Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
9. 15:24 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
10. 15:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
11. 15:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 15:42 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
13. 16:03 Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
14. 16:28 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
15. 17:25 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
16. 17:36 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~15 min
17. 17:47 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
18. 17:50 TomTom: delay now ~9 min (was ~17)
19. 17:50 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~9 min
20. 17:55 TomTom: delay now ~17 min (was ~9)
21. 18:04 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
22. 18:04 TomTom: delay now ~13 min (was ~19)
23. 18:08 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
24. 18:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
25. 18:20 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
26. 18:27 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
27. 18:31 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
28. 18:34 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
29. 18:40 TomTom no longer reports it

Source reports

• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M6 northbound between J8 and J9).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (4 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J9 and J10).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M6 northbound between J6 and J7).

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• M6 reported crash J4A–J4 southbound05:24 · cleared after 37 min
• M6 reported crash J15–J16 northboundyesterday 17:27 · cleared after 1 h 1 min
• M6 crash J6–J7yesterday 14:28 · cleared after 1 h 50 min
• M6 crash J15–J14 southboundyesterday 03:38 · cleared after 4 h 17 min
• M6 stopped traffic J6–J7Sat 16:41 · cleared after 41 min

Live traffic and past incidents at M6 J9 and M6 J10.

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