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Security report for a6motors.co.uk

A6 Motors Limited T/A A6 Motors · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and Security headers.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

A6 Motors Limited operates as a specialist used car dealership based in Bedfordshire, UK, offering a wide range of premium used vehicles with competitive pricing and finance options. The company emphasizes customer service and provides additional services such as vehicle valuation, part exchange, and warranty offerings. The website reflects a professional and trustworthy business with FCA authorization and AA Dealer Promise certification, enhancing its credibility in the automotive retail sector. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Microsoft Clarity for analytics and marketing purposes. It uses the Yii PHP framework and integrates cookie consent management with granular user controls, demonstrating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and uses CSRF tokens in forms, indicating good security hygiene. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not visibly declared and should be implemented to enhance protection. The privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, supporting strong privacy practices. Overall, the website presents a moderate to high level of trustworthiness and security, though the WHOIS data for the www subdomain is unavailable due to domain naming rules, which slightly impacts domain registration trust analysis. The business appears legitimate and well-established, but domain registration details should be verified for full assurance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
32
Security headers
65
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
72

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

A6 Motors is positioned as a local specialist in the used car market within Bedfordshire, targeting consumers seeking premium used vehicles with flexible finance options. The business model combines direct vehicle sales with finance brokerage, leveraging FCA authorization to offer regulated financial services. The company benefits from partnerships with major review platforms such as Autotrader, Google, and Car Dealer Reviews, which enhance its market reputation and customer trust. The presence of AA Dealer Promise and warranty services further differentiates it in a competitive market. Growth indicators include a regularly updated stocklist and active social media engagement. The company operates in the transportation sector with a small business size profile.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and CSRF protection on forms. The cookie consent mechanism is robust, allowing users to granularly control tracking categories, which aligns with GDPR requirements. Analytics and marketing tools are used responsibly with consent management. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a potential area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Incident response and security policy documentation are not publicly available, which could be enhanced to improve transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users to enhance trust and compliance.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure they do not introduce vulnerabilities or privacy risks.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user inclusivity.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration details to ensure consistency and transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
A6 Motors Limited T/A A6 Motors
Registration number
09261383
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
A6 Motors Limited T/A A6 Motors
Description
A6 Motors Ltd is a specialist used car dealer based in Bedfordshire offering quality used cars with competitive pricing and finance options. They provide a range of vehicles to suit all budgets and lifestyles, with a focus on customer service.
Key services
Used car sales, Finance checks and offers, Vehicle valuation and part exchange, Warranty services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, jQuery, Underscore.js
Frameworks
Yii Framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens in forms
  • Cookie consent with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Facebook Pixel
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism with granular controls is implemented.
  3. Multiple social media and review platform integrations enhance trust.
  4. No email addresses explicitly found in HTML content.
  5. Phone number and physical address clearly displayed in header and footer.
  6. Finance forms use CSRF tokens and secure POST methods.
  7. No visible security headers explicitly declared in HTML but HTTPS is enforced.
  8. No explicit terms of service page found.
  9. Business is FCA authorized and provides finance brokerage services.
  10. Website uses modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Yii PHP framework and uses modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Underscore.js. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Microsoft Clarity, enabling detailed user behavior tracking and targeted advertising. The site employs a cookie consent management system with granular user controls, reflecting good privacy practices. Performance is moderate with responsive design optimized for mobile devices. The site uses secure forms with CSRF tokens and HTTPS encryption. There is no explicit CMS detected, and hosting provider details are not disclosed. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and accessibility compliance to reduce technical debt and enhance resilience.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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