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Security report for centralmotorco.co.uk

Central Motor Company (Bradford) Ltd · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, DNS health and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Central Motor Company (Bradford) Ltd is a small, family-run used car dealership based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, with over 35 years of trading experience. The company offers a range of used vehicles, part exchange, warranty, finance options, and a national delivery service. Their website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation and comprehensive business information, including contact details and regulatory compliance numbers. The business targets used car buyers primarily in the UK, focusing on customer service and competitive pricing. Technically, the website is built using a combination of static site generation (Hugo), jQuery, Foundation framework, and various JavaScript libraries for UI components and analytics. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking and marketing purposes, and uses a finance API from Codeweavers. The site is served over HTTPS with good SSL configuration, though lacks some recommended security headers. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented with granular user controls, indicating good privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent management. However, it lacks explicit security policies and incident response contacts, and no security headers were detected in the provided data. The WHOIS lookup for the 'www' subdomain failed due to domain naming rules, but the main domain is operational and consistent with the business information presented. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were found. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional online presence for a local used car dealership. Strategic recommendations include adding security headers, publishing a security policy, and maintaining regular audits of third-party scripts to enhance security posture and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 23 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

  3. 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

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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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
54

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Central Motor Company operates as a specialized used car dealership with a strong local presence in Bradford and West Yorkshire. Their business model includes direct vehicle sales, part exchange, warranty offerings, finance facilitation, and vehicle delivery services. The company leverages a family-run approach emphasizing customer service and competitive pricing, which supports a loyal customer base. The presence of FCA authorization and company registration numbers enhances credibility. Their partnership with Codeweavers for finance solutions and the use of Google marketing tools indicate a moderate digital marketing strategy. The company’s website content and structure suggest a focus on transparency and customer engagement, with regular stock updates and personalized service. No evidence of parent or subsidiary companies was found, indicating an independent operation. The business targets individual consumers seeking used vehicles, with a market position as a trusted local dealer with over three decades of experience.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with strong SSL configuration, ensuring encrypted communication. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented with detailed user options, reflecting GDPR compliance. The use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager is transparent and controlled via consent. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap in defense-in-depth strategies. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. The WHOIS data for the 'www' subdomain is unavailable due to domain naming rules, but this does not appear to affect the legitimacy of the main domain. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adding security headers and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate risks from vulnerabilities.
  4. Maintain and update cookie consent mechanisms to ensure ongoing compliance with evolving privacy regulations.
  5. Consider registering and using the main domain without the 'www' prefix consistently to avoid WHOIS lookup issues and improve domain management.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Central Motor Company (Bradford) Ltd
Registration number
14384037
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Central Motor Company (Bradford) Ltd
Description
Central Motor Company is a specialist used car dealer based in West Yorkshire, family-run with over 35 years of trading. They offer a range of used cars, national delivery service, and customer advice.
Key services
Used car sales, Part exchange, Warranty, Finance, Vehicle delivery
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Hugo 0.66.0, jQuery, Foundation framework, Slick carousel, Leaflet maps, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Codeweavers finance API
Frameworks
Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
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 challenge.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented with granular controls.
  3. Clear business contact information and physical address provided.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  6. WHOIS data for 'www.centralmotorco.co.uk' is invalid; likely the site uses 'centralmotorco.co.uk' without 'www'.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern static site generator (Hugo) combined with JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Foundation framework, Slick carousel, and Leaflet for maps. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for marketing and analytics purposes, and uses a third-party finance API from Codeweavers. The site is mobile-optimized and uses responsive design techniques. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, canonical links, and structured data (JSON-LD) describing the business and its services. Accessibility is basic but present. The site lacks some security headers which could be added to improve security posture. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content.
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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