Virgin Media

Virgin Media Outage Report in Westhead, Lancashire, England

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Users are reporting problems related to: internet, wi-fi and total blackout.

Virgin Media offers mobile phone, television, broadband internet and phone service over the cable network. Virgin Media is part of NTL:Telewest. Virgin's mobile service is available under the Virgin Mobile brand, which operates as a mobile virtual network operator using the T-Mobile and Orange networks.

Problems in the last 24 hours in Westhead, England

The chart below shows the number of Virgin Media reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Westhead and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

Virgin Media Outage Chart in Westhead, Lancashire, England 03/02/2026 16:35

March 02: Problems at Virgin Media

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Virgin Media users through our website.

  1. Internet (56%)

    Internet (56%)

  2. Wi-fi (21%)

    Wi-fi (21%)

  3. Total Blackout (10%)

    Total Blackout (10%)

  4. TV (7%)

    TV (7%)

  5. E-mail (3%)

    E-mail (3%)

  6. Phone (2%)

    Phone (2%)

Live Outage Map Near Westhead, Lancashire, England

The most recent Virgin Media outage reports came from the following cities: Liverpool, Wigan, Chorley, Southport, Leyland, Warrington, St Helens, Skelmersdale, Prescot and Wallasey.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomLiverpool Total Blackout
United KingdomWigan Internet
United KingdomWigan TV
United KingdomChorley Wi-fi
United KingdomChorley TV
United KingdomWigan Wi-fi

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Virgin Media Issues Reports Near Westhead, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Westhead and nearby locations:

  • Knitswithbeer knitswithbeer🐝🏳️‍🌈Stay Home (@Knitswithbeer) reported from Euxton, England

    @DisneyPlusUK @NPGLondon @virginmedia better sought out the local outage for this. Wait, I can watch on my tablet via the app you say? Not unless they also sought out the WiFi issue. Call them to complain you say? Not unless they sought out the landline issue...😐

  • Swell09 Swell ✌🏻 (Pronoun: She/Her) (@Swell09) reported from Seaforth, England

    @virginmedia is there an issue with Internet in the L30 area? Been on and off for last two days wfh is painful!

  • AndyMcK1982 Andy McKeown (@AndyMcK1982) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia @virginhelp Your broadband has been absolutely atrocious for the last two weeks! Constantly buffering! I’m alsoSTILL waiting for my free WiFi signal booster we were promised when we upgraded at Christmas!

  • CharlieIDIC IDIC (@CharlieIDIC) reported from Kirkby, England

    @virginmedia yet again pushed over to tech as my recurring problem has recurred. Yet again no response #fedup #keyworkers

  • AgentLittleP Paul #WhatDayIsItEdition (@AgentLittleP) reported from Liverpool, England

    Geeky thing I've just noticed with our new FTTP connection from Sky (supplied & fitted by Openreach) we now have a IPv6 IP address! Never had one before as VirginMedia do not natively have one nor offer one!

  • giaxclarke gia clarke ⚡️⚡️ (@giaxclarke) reported from Liverpool, England

    Does anyone have virgin media who can help me please before lose the plot

  • SammyKnowlesX SJK (@SammyKnowlesX) reported from Banks, England

    @virginmedia I’ve spoken with someone in the new development team who’s advised they’ve escalated all my complaints and someone should be ringing me directly to take through and fix everything. However no response

  • Timuslloyd Timothy Haines (@Timuslloyd) reported from St Helens, England

    And now you’re saying the only way to change the direct debit is to cancel contract, and start a new one on the right date... cost of that? £240!! @virginmedia really are corrupt.

  • cbj622w livesformusic (@cbj622w) reported from Liverpool, England

    @Ls2787 @virginmedia It's the only thing they good for I think is the internet never had a problem in all the years with them

  • Audigier_Jones Ms. Audigier-Jones (@Audigier_Jones) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia you need to communicate better!! I’ve been sat without ALL my services for two days, got a text yesterday engineer asking to pickup equipment, a call asking me to complete my order yet I’m already an existing customer! WTF!?!

  • trendylefty Spooky Monk 🦇 🎃 (@trendylefty) reported from Birkenhead, England

    @NotABotHonest_ @virginmedia Richard Branson has finished counting the money he got from taking the NHS to court and is now on his private Caribbean island beach giving precisely zero ***** about your problems. 👍

  • CharlieIDIC IDIC (@CharlieIDIC) reported from Kirkby, England

    @virginmedia so slow today ookla says nope can’t even run a test!

  • chodo_baggins24 Jürgen Plop (@chodo_baggins24) reported from Warrington, England

    Just about ready to boot my WiFi box through the window. @virginmedia sort your **** out *** x

  • SammyKnowlesX SJK (@SammyKnowlesX) reported from Banks, England

    @virginmedia And no response on my second, and then an incorrect bill, this is why someone is meant to be ringing me to sort it out and deal properly as I’m so angry with the service received

  • Audigier_Jones Ms. Audigier-Jones (@Audigier_Jones) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia I call customer services and they’re giving me a different story!?!? Terrible communication between teams!

  • MariaMcCool Maria McCool Davis (@MariaMcCool) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia one of my landlords has increased speed to 200mg in a property in L15 3JY but the speed still remains at 300kb. Is there a problem in the area?

  • cbj622w livesformusic (@cbj622w) reported from Liverpool, England

    @Ls2787 @virginmedia Touch wood mine hasn't gone down yet 7.months working from home

  • PaulGee1993 Paul Gee (@PaulGee1993) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia any chance you can follow me back so I can speak to someone about the terrible quality of service I’m currently receiving?

  • sandrachataway Sandra Scott (@sandrachataway) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia ok I have rebooted my broadband, checked my connectivity via an app, a bot & a recorded voice. I teach online & have had to cancel 3 clients & managed more advanced learners online. My devices are won’t reconnect. I have clients booked for the morning too. #help

  • PaulGee1993 Paul Gee (@PaulGee1993) reported from Liverpool, England

    @virginmedia The internet speeds we are getting are terrible. Paying for 200mbps and currently getting an average of 24 over the last month and have no way of contacting anyone by phone as it goes dead after holding for an hour

Virgin Media Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • _lrtxo LRT_ (@_lrtxo) reported

    @virginmedia is virgin media down in my area? (IG11)

  • sasShirley Shirley Summers (@sasShirley) reported

    @virginmedia But not doing anything to help. She's been told no one can help again this morning

  • JXXSL Jeremy Leeor (@JXXSL) reported

    @virginmedia How would I be WiFi calling on a landline. Really simple, my mobile service is non existent without wi fi calling, I have no WiFi, you have no website nor internet, so what exactly should I do, tin can with string?

  • shazpinky sharon dinsley (@shazpinky) reported

    @virginmedia service is down yet again

  • jay_s_uk jay_s_uk (@jay_s_uk) reported

    @virginmedia It can't find our account details and the service centre also can't access our account.

  • Jake_head Jake head (@Jake_head) reported

    @virginmedia a reference number has never been sent to Exertis for me to claim the reward.

  • Lerounxi Reece Jordan Doonan, RN (@Lerounxi) reported from Salford, England

    @virginmedia can you confirm if there’s active engineer trying to rectify the service outage Manchester (M30). Widespread issues reported according to your service outage on website ?

  • Jhodg76 Jo (@Jhodg76) reported

    @virginmedia Is there a problem with tv connection?

  • priscilla_mina Priscilla - UCG Creator (@priscilla_mina) reported

    Is anyone else’s virgin media internet down

  • mrnigellawrence nigellawrence (@mrnigellawrence) reported

    Has @virginmedia been hit with a global outage ? Internet down, called and the call centre's systems are down