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M6 Moderate Cleared

M6 southbound within J21 | Southbound | Congestion

14 Apr 2026, 21:24 Southbound 102 views

Incident Details

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M6
Moderate
Cleared
21:24, 14 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 46m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 21m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 26m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 51m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 26m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 6m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 41m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 16m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 11m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 46m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 21m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 31m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 11m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 46m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 21m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 56m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound at junction J21 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:15 and 22:30 on 14 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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