About M6 Traffic

M6 Traffic is a free, independent website dedicated to the M6 motorway — bringing together the latest M6 traffic news, reports, roadworks and delays in one clear, easy-to-use place. It’s part of the UK Traffic News network, a family of road-specific sites that help drivers check their route before they set off.

Helping M6 drivers

The M6 is the UK’s longest motorway, running around 230 miles from the M1 at Catthorpe (Junction 19) north through the West Midlands, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria to the Scottish border at Gretna. It is also one of the busiest — carrying heavy commuter and freight traffic, especially around Birmingham and the North West — so roadworks, delays and incidents are common. The M6 Toll relieves the busy stretch around Birmingham (Junctions 3a to 11a). It always pays to check the latest M6 traffic news before you set off.

Other motorways

The M6 meets the M42, the M5 at Junction 8, the M54, the M56 at Junction 20, the M62 at Junction 21a, the M61 at Junction 30 and the M55, and begins at the M1. If your journey also uses one of them, our sister sites cover them in the same easy format: M1 Traffic, M60 Traffic, M25 Traffic and M4 Traffic.

Find the latest M6 traffic reports

You can find all the latest M6 traffic reports quickly and easily on our Latest M6 Traffic News page — with dedicated Roadworks and Accidents pages too.