M6 Junction 40 Traffic

🚨 Live at M6 J40 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M6 J40 right now.

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Is M6 junction 40 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M6 junction 40 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M6 junction 40 at 14:07.

Is M6 junction 40 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M6 junction 40 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M6 junction 40 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M6 junction 40 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M6 junction 40 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M6 junction 40 since midnight.

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Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M6 J40 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Penrith, Shap, Appleby-in-Westmorland.

📍 Heading to… from M6 J40

This junction is for

Aira Force Attraction · Ullswater, Cumbria Reached from M6 J40 · 9 miles south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cumbria traffic

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M6 at J40

21Collisions

1Fatal

1Serious

36Casualties

Among the lowest recorded

Ranked 496 of 556 UK junctions on record · 47 of 49 on the M6

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 305 collisions are on record, 9 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M6 itself, within 2 miles of J40. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

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❓ M6 J40 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M6 junction 40?

M6 J40 is at Penrith & Appleby. National Highways signs it as Penrith. The nearest town is Penrith.

Is there an accident at M6 J40?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M6 J40. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M6 junction 40 closed?

No closure is listed at M6 J40 as of 14:07.

How many accidents happen at M6 junction 40?

Police STATS19 records show 21 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J40, including 1 fatal and 1 serious. Counting every road in the area, 305 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 496 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M6 junction 40 the junction for?

M6 J40 is the junction for Aira Force (attraction, Ullswater), about 9 miles south-west in a straight line - reached from M6 J40.

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↔️ Next junctions

← J39
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Penrith & Catterlen →

📍 Towns near this junction

Penrith 1.3 mi Shap 8.4 mi Appleby-in-Westmorland 11.2 mi

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On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.

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