Netflix is DOWN: TV and film streaming service crashes for frustrated viewers across the UK 

Netflix is DOWN: TV and film streaming service crashes for frustrated viewers across the UK

  • Appears the outage is nationwide and with customers unable to access content 
  • There were more than 1,600 complaints on social media as of 10:39am 

Netflix appears to have crashed across the UK, leaving thousands of paying customers without access to the content. 

Most of the complaints centre around being unable to connect to the website and streaming being unavailable. 

Netflix announced last month the cost of of a standard subscription would be increasing from £8.99 to £9.99 a month. 

A premium account will now cost £11.99 to £13.99, but its basic plan remains at £5.99. 

Netflix has crashed for thousands of Britons. it last month announced last month the cost of of a standard subscription would be increasing from £8.99 to £9.99 a month

According to outage tracker site DownDetector there were more than 1,600 complaints on social media as of 10:39am GMT

According to outage tracker site DownDetector there were more than 1,600 complaints on social media as of 10:39am GMT. 

Almost half (44 per cent) of reported issues are to do with ‘no connection’ while one in three people having issues cite the primary issue is with Netflix’s website. 

Man customers took to social media to talk about the issue, with some stating they are seeing the error code NSES-500. 

‘If you get this error, it usually means that information stored in your browser needs to be refreshed. Follow the steps below to fix the problem,’ Netflix sayson its website. 

It advises people to refresh the page and try Netflix again. However, users say this is not working and they are still unable to access the vast library of the streaming giant.

MailOnline has approached Netflix for comment.  

Netflix appears to have crashed across the UK, leaving thousands of paying customers without access to the content

Netflix appears to have crashed across the UK, leaving thousands of paying customers without access to the content