
What's the point of a UK IP proxy anyway?
Let's take a real-life scenario: you sign up for an e-commerce account in the UK, and you keep getting blocked by the windshield when you log in. It would be nice to have aIP addresses commonly used by UK nativesthat's just as good as holding a local ID card. In this scenario, the native IP is like a prime location to open a store - others see that your IP attribution and operator are both native to the UK, and the trust level is directly pulled full.
For example, sellers doing cross-border e-commerce, using the UK native IP to manage the store, the platform will not suspect account anomalies. Game studios hanging British service game account, with this kind of IP will not be kicked off the system. This is completely different from using ordinary server room IP, just like the difference between living in a hotel and your own house.
How to pick a reliable UK proxy IP?
Here's a simple and crude criterion for judgment:the Three-Look Principle (in many contexts)The first look at the IP registration time. First, look at the IP registration time, it is best to be assigned by the UK local operator two years ago; second, look at the ASN number, it must belong to the UK local telecom company; third, look at the IP associated domain name, reverse check if there is any website bound to .co.uk.
| typology | registered office | operator (of a power station, transport network etc) | Applicable Scenarios |
|---|---|---|---|
| native IP | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | BT/Virgin Media | Account Registration/Payment Verification |
| Server Room IP | not limited to | data center | General Data Acquisition |
Take ipipgo's service as an example, their UK IP pool regularly updates the address segment of AS41378 (the largest broadband operator in the UK). There was a used car customer who used their IP to check the UK vehicle registration information in bulk, and it didn't trigger anti-climbing for half a month in a row.
Real-world configuration tutorials
Here's an example of Python's requests (remember to replace them with your own account):
import requests
proxies = {
"http": "http://用户名:密码@gateway.ipipgo.co.uk:30001",
"https": "http://用户名:密码@gateway.ipipgo.co.uk:30001"
}
resp = requests.get("https://example.com", proxies=proxies)
print(resp.text)
Watch out for two potholes:Don't use the default port.(Many platforms block common proxy ports.) Random ports above 30000 are recommended. AndDon't cut the IP too often.The most important thing is to keep a single IP online for at least 30 minutes, especially when doing payment type operations.
Frequently Asked Questions QA
Q: Why is my UK IP shown as being in London but is determined to be abnormal?
A: It is likely to use broadcast IP (such as German servers broadcasting UK IP), use ipipgo's IP detection tool to check the ASN attribution, the real UK IP carrier field will show "British Telecom" and other local companies.
Q: What if I need to manage 100+ UK accounts at the same time?
A: RecommendedIP+Browser Fingerprint Bindingipipgo provides an API with cookie persistence, which allows you to assign a specific IP to each account, so that the login status can be maintained for a month without dropping.
Q:What should I do if I can't connect to the IP suddenly?
A: Don't rush to change the IP first! Use traceroute command to check the link, if it is the intermediate node failure (especially cross-sea fiber optic cable fluctuation), wait for 10-15 minutes will be automatically restored. ipipgo has real-time network monitoring in the background, and will automatically switch routes when it encounters a wide range of failures.
Tell the truth.
Many of the so-called UK IPs on the market nowadays are actually UK IP segments hung on servers in France or the Netherlands. This kind of IP can't be found out with ordinary detection websites, but the detection systems of big platforms like Amazon and Tesco will give you a break in minutes. Last year, we tested that the survival rate of accounts with real native IPs was more than 6 times higher than broadcast IPs.
Lastly, don't be greedy to buy the kind of cheap 0.1 knife an IP, those are basically Southeast Asian server room swept out of the recycling IP. to play the long-term operation, or have to look for like ipipgo such as doing local operators directly connected to the service provider, although a little bit more expensive, but worry about it - this is the same as renting a room to find an agent, the regular channel although the agency fee! The actual agent will charge you a fee, but it won't let you be evicted by the landlord in the middle of the night, will it?

