Motorway
M6 Toll traffic and collisions
The M6 Toll is a motorway of 29.8 miles, from Warwickshire to Staffordshire. This page covers its traffic at 33 DfT count points since 2004 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 405m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 37,220 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 110,351 Gilson - Junction 8 to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange North of Gilson - Junction 8
- HGV share 10.9% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −4.7% same count points
How busy is the M6 Toll?
On an average day in 2025, 37,220 vehicles passed each point on the M6 Toll, counting both directions. The busiest section is Gilson - Junction 8 to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange North of Gilson - Junction 8 (Warwickshire), with 110,351 a day; the quietest listed is M6 Toll T2 to M6 Toll T3, with 21,134.
Busiest sections, 2025
Gilson - Junction 8 to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange North of Gilson - Junction 8 carries 3.0 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| Gilson - Junction 8 to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange North of Gilson - Junction 8 Warwickshire · 1.1 mi · HGVs 13.9% | 110,351 |
| M6 Toll and M42 Interchange south of Coleshill to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange south of Gilson - Junction 8 Warwickshire · 0.7 mi · HGVs 17.6% | 58,570 |
| T5 to T6 Staffordshire · 4.2 mi · HGVs 8.8% | 50,597 |
| M6 Toll Junction T6 to M6 Toll Junction T7 Staffordshire, Walsall · 3.8 mi · HGVs 9.9% | 45,728 |
| M6 Toll on Ramp from A4097 to M6 Toll Junction 8 Warwickshire · 0.5 mi · HGVs 8.8% | 44,913 |
| T7 to T8 Staffordshire · 2.2 mi · HGVs 9.8% | 44,060 |
| M6 Toll Junction 8 to M6 Toll on Ramp from A4097 Warwickshire · 1.7 mi · HGVs 9.7% | 39,682 |
| A446 to T4 Birmingham, Staffordshire · 4.4 mi · HGVs 9.6% | 39,064 |
| M6 Toll and M6 split to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange south of Coleshill Warwickshire · 2.4 mi · HGVs 18.5% | 35,396 |
| T8 to J11A Staffordshire · 1.2 mi · HGVs 11.0% | 25,806 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2004 to 2025 Updated
Route
Warwickshire to Staffordshire · 29.8 miles
M6 Toll traffic and collisions by section
14 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 15 short link roads and spurs (4.8 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M6 Toll and M6 split to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange south of ColeshillWarwickshire | 35,396 |
| 2 | M6 Toll and M42 Interchange south of Coleshill to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange south of Gilson - Junction 8Warwickshire | 58,570 |
| 3 | Gilson - Junction 8 to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange North of Gilson - Junction 8Warwickshire | 110,351 |
| 4 | M6 Toll Junction 8 to M6 Toll on Ramp from A4097Warwickshire | 39,682 |
| 5 | M6 Toll on Ramp from A4097 to M6 Toll Junction 8Warwickshire | 44,913 |
| 6 | M6 Toll T2 to M6 Toll T3Warwickshire | 21,134 |
| 7 | T3 slip road to T2Warwickshire | 40,849 |
| 8 | T3 to A446Birmingham, Warwickshire | 21,151 |
| 9 | A446 to T4Birmingham, Staffordshire | 39,064 |
| 10 | T4 to T5Staffordshire | 41,536 |
| 11 | T5 to T6Staffordshire | 50,597 |
| 12 | M6 Toll Junction T6 to M6 Toll Junction T7Staffordshire, Walsall | 45,728 |
| 13 | T7 to T8Staffordshire | 44,060 |
| 14 | T8 to J11AStaffordshire | 25,806 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points.
M6 Toll traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 75.7% of the vehicle miles on the M6 Toll. HGVs account for 10.9%, rising to 18.5% on M6 Toll and M6 split to M6 Toll and M42 Interchange south of Coleshill.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2004 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.4% |
| 2005 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% |
| 2015 | 6.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% |
| 2018 | 8.8% |
| 2019 | 8.8% |
| 2020 | 12.4% |
| 2021 | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 11.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 11.0% |
| 2025 | 10.9% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2004 to 2025 Updated
M6 Toll traffic trend
Traffic on the M6 Toll came to 405 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 4.7% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 9.6% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 218m |
| 2005 | 306m |
| 2006 | 314m |
| 2007 | 323m |
| 2008 | 298m |
| 2009 | 294m |
| 2010 | 286m |
| 2011 | 280m |
| 2012 | 252m |
| 2013 | 254m |
| 2014 | 358m |
| 2015 | 328m |
| 2016 | 356m |
| 2017 | 435m |
| 2018 | 424m |
| 2019 | 425m |
| 2020 | 250m |
| 2021 | 289m |
| 2022 | 337m |
| 2023 | 352m |
| 2024 | 397m |
| 2025 | 405m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2004 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 21,193 |
| 2005 | 34,107 |
| 2006 | 34,991 |
| 2007 | 36,276 |
| 2008 | 33,469 |
| 2009 | 33,030 |
| 2010 | 32,073 |
| 2011 | 31,486 |
| 2012 | 28,281 |
| 2013 | 28,514 |
| 2014 | 34,569 |
| 2015 | 32,562 |
| 2016 | 34,446 |
| 2017 | 40,030 |
| 2018 | 39,002 |
| 2019 | 39,047 |
| 2020 | 23,025 |
| 2021 | 26,548 |
| 2022 | 30,947 |
| 2023 | 32,339 |
| 2024 | 36,469 |
| 2025 | 37,220 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2004 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years. In 2025, 7 of the 33 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
M6 Toll collisions
STATS19 records collisions on the M6 Toll under the M6’s number, so they cannot be told apart. They are counted on the M6 page. See the M6 collision figures.
Council areas on the M6 Toll
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Warwickshire
- Birmingham
- Staffordshire
- Walsall
Planned closures on the M6 Toll in England
National Highways has 8 planned closures on the M6 Toll between 16 September 2026 and 30 September 2026, 6 of them starting in that period., and 6 start between 7pm and 6am.
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Lane or slip M42 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
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Lane or slip M6 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
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Lane or slip Lane 3 and 4 closure northbound
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Lane or slip M6 lane closures southbound
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Lane or slip M42 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
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Lane or slip M42 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
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Lane or slip M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound
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Lane or slip Lane 3 and 4 closure northbound
Planned closures only: National Highways can cancel or change them, and closures caused by incidents are not shown. Council roads in England are not covered. Roadworks and closures across the UK
Source:National Highways 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-30 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2004 to 2025 | 33 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 0 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Planned closures | Transport Data Feeds (DATEX II) National Highways | 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-30 | 2,304 planned closure schemes | 16 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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