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M6 Moderate Cleared

M6 northbound within J8 | Northbound | Congestion

26 Jun 2026, 08:20 Northbound 33 views

Incident Details

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M6
Moderate
Cleared
08:20, 26 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 26 June 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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