Is GOV.UK down right now? Live status and outage tracker

GOV.UK outages and problems

In the past 24 hours, 97 user reports came in for GOV.UK. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.

The busiest 15-minute window had 7 reports, about 19 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.

GOV.UK in October 2026

Problem reports in October (since 28 October)

137

Monthly report for October 2026

What went wrong

What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for GOV.UK.

1. Website50%
2. Forms & Applications25%
3. Login19%
4. Updates6%

Share of 16 recent reports that said what was wrong.

Where GOV.UK problem reports come from

The map shows where recent problem reports for GOV.UK came from in the UK. Big cities always send the most, so dots in many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one.

Map outlines: Natural Earth.

GOV.UK problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 28 October, GOV.UK had 1 outage spike.

• Outage
  Wed 28 Oct, 07:49–08:20

  Lasted 32 min
  16peak reports

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 28 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

How to fix GOV.UK not working

GOV.UK is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

1. Reload and restart

   Reload the page (Ctrl+F5, or Cmd+Shift+R on a Mac), or fully close the app and open it again.

2. Try another connection

   Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data. If it works on one and not the other, the problem is your network, not GOV.UK.

3. Update the app

   Install the latest version from the App Store or Google Play. Old versions can stop connecting after a server-side change.

While GOV.UK is down: what to use instead

• Department website If you know the body handling your task, try its own site for tax or vehicle jobs, such as HMRC or DVLA, because those pages can still work when the main site will not load.
• Council website Use your council's own site for council tax or parking permits when the task is local and you do not need the main site to find it.
• Phone line Call the department or council directly if you need to confirm a deadline or sort a payment problem and can wait on hold.
• Paper form Use a paper form where the service offers one, for a licence or benefit application, if you can post it and wait for a reply.

Problems at the same time as GOV.UK

Since 28 October, GOV.UK's only spike in problem reports overlapped a spike at another service.

When several services get problem reports at once, something they share, such as a cloud host or a network, can be the real cause. Matching times alone do not prove it.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, as the live pages showed it. Times are Central European time.

When people report GOV.UK problems

The busiest hour for reports about GOV.UK is 14:00 to 15:00 Central European time, and the busiest day is Wednesday.

Each bar is the average number of user reports in that hour, or on that day of the week, from 22 days of reports since 5 October 2026. The busiest bar is highlighted. Spikes in reports are left out, so one outage does not set the pattern.

GOV.UK IP address, servers and network