Pistonheads whilst abroad?

[PugwasHDJ80]

Currently in Singapore for the F1 and obvs need PH whilst away

i can only access it through a VPN otherwise i get a cloudflare config error. Is this a fault or by design? have we stopped giving foreign users access to PH?

[sixor8]

I accessed it OK using my phone and the hotel wi-fi in Spain last week. Not particularly user friendly though, I prefer to use my laptop.

[Furbo]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

Currently in Singapore for the F1 and obvs need PH whilst away

i can only access it through a VPN otherwise i get a cloudflare config error. Is this a fault or by design? have we stopped giving foreign users access to PH?

I've just visited Singapore for you via my VPN and indeed I cannot access PH. But I've been in other countries recently (in person) and had no issues.

Nord seems pretty good for what I paid (£0).

[mikeiow]

Funnily enough I am sat here near Chinatown on day 3 of our big trip with the same issue!
Curiously, using a VPN solves the issue for pistonheads, but jiggers up https://www.travelblog.org, which is what I am using to document our trip.
Ideally I’d like both!

Anyone able to cure PH to let it work here in Singapore?!
Will it work in Oz, NZ & Canada, or am I destined to flip-flop in and out of VPN?!

Thanks to anyone with answers!

[mikeiow]

I can see Ben deleted my comment on the 403 for cross-posting.

Just to note - the issue still remains - maybe the answer is that PH simply doesn’t work abroad?

I’d welcome some answer!
About to hit Australia - will the same issue exist?

[jimmyjimjim]

Works fine in the US without VPN shenanigans.

[InitialDave]

In Japan currently and works fine for me.

[PADDYS]

You won’t have any problems in Australia.

[Matt Dell]

All I'll say is that in some countries you will need to use a VPN. Singapore is one of them.

[mikeiow]

PADDYS said:

You won t have any problems in Australia.

Thanks - it is indeed all good in Queensland

Matt Dell said:

All I'll say is that in some countries you will need to use a VPN. Singapore is one of them.

I’m sure there’s a good reason, but clearly on a need-to-know basis!

[InitialDave]

Matt Dell said:

All I'll say is that in some countries you will need to use a VPN. Singapore is one of them.

Come on, what did you do?