Smart Motorway gantry sign
A gantry structure spanning the motorway with electronic signals, blue signs showing a "tiger tail lane drop" where the left lane exits, the right hand two lanes continue ahead and the second lane from the left can go in either direction, and the following text.
Exit destinations: M6 [Solid diamond diversion symbol] [Hollow circle diversion symbol]; [Solid triangle diversion symbol] The NORTH WEST; Birmingham; Coventry .
Forward destinations: The NORTH, Leicester M1 [Solid circle diversion symbol] [Hollow diamond diversion symbol].
Junction number: 19.
Ah, here we go, this is the big one! Junction 19 is where the M6 branches off the M1. Onwards from here the M6 serves the West Midlands and North West, while the M1 heads for the East Midlands, Yorkshire and North East. Choose your route wisely.