# Servers in United Kingdom
> London sits on LINX and LONAP with 7 ms to Amsterdam and 71 ms to New York, which is why it is on the map. Legally it is the weakest position we offer: Five Eyes membership, retention and technical capability notices under the Investigatory Powers Act, and a criminal offence for refusing to disclose a decryption key under RIPA Part III.
**Source:** https://incognitovps.com/servers/united-kingdom
**Updated:** 2026-08-13

## Legal dossier — United Kingdom

| Claim | Instrument | Year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retention notices may compel operators to keep communications data for 12 months | Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Part 4 | 2016 |
| Technical capability notices may require removal of electronic protection | Investigatory Powers Act 2016, s.253 | 2016 |
| Failure to disclose a decryption key on notice is a criminal offence | Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, Part III, s.49–s.53 | 2000 |
| Outside EU judicial cooperation since Brexit; UK GDPR applies domestically | Data Protection Act 2018 as amended by the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 | 2021 |

## The trade-off

The most legally intrusive address we operate, and we would rather say it than bury it. The United Kingdom is a founding Five Eyes member, the Investigatory Powers Act permits retention notices and technical capability notices, and RIPA Part III makes refusing to hand over a decryption key a criminal offence. London is here for its transit position — 1 ms local, 7 ms to Amsterdam, 71 ms to New York. Nothing about it is a privacy argument.

## Facility

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Facility | LON-1 · Slough |
| City | London |
| Coordinates | 51.5074, -0.1278 |
| Uplink | 25 Gbps per node |
| EU member state | No |
| Eyes alliance | five Eyes |
| Live since | 2023 |
| Looking glass | lg-lon.incognitovps.com |
| Test address | 185.132.44.96 |
| Network | LINX and LONAP peering; transit via Arelion, Cogent and Lumen. |

## Measured latency

| Destination | Round trip |
| --- | --- |
| Frankfurt | 14 ms |
| Amsterdam | 7 ms |
| London | 1 ms |
| New York | 71 ms |
| Singapore | 168 ms |

## Pricing here

| Product | From |
| --- | --- |
| Linux VPS | $4.50/mo |
| Dedicated servers | $54.50/mo |
| Windows RDP | $11.00/mo |
| Storage servers | $19.00/mo |

## Best for

- UK-facing latency
- Financial-market proximity
- Transatlantic transit
- Workloads with no jurisdictional requirement

## Frequently asked questions

### Is United Kingdom a good place to host a server?

London is on the map for its transit: it peers at LINX and LONAP, with 7 ms to Amsterdam and 71 ms to New York. Legally it is our weakest position. The UK is a founding Five Eyes member; the Investigatory Powers Act allows retention and technical capability notices, and RIPA Part III makes refusing a decryption key a criminal offence. We state this openly.

### Does United Kingdom have mandatory data retention?

Under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Part 4, retention notices can require operators to keep communications data for 12 months.

### Is United Kingdom in Five Eyes or the EU?

The UK is a Five Eyes member and not an EU member state, so EU judicial-cooperation instruments do not apply.

### What latency should I expect from London?

Measured round-trip times: 1 ms to London, 7 ms to Amsterdam, 14 ms to Frankfurt, 71 ms to New York, 168 ms to Singapore. Looking glass at lg-lon.incognitovps.com.


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