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Security report for claremontmotors.co.uk

Claremont Motor Engineers · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Claremont Motor Engineers operates multiple local garages in Kent, UK, providing MOT testing, car servicing, repairs, diagnostics, and car sales. The business positions itself as a trusted local alternative to main dealer garages, offering competitive pricing and genuine parts. The website reflects a small but established business with clear contact points and local community engagement, including award recognition. Technically, the website uses standard web technologies such as jQuery, FontAwesome, Google Fonts, and common analytics tools like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. The site is accessible with a good user experience but has room for improvement in mobile optimization and security headers. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS implied but lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration issues, which impacts trust assessment. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy compliance measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
58

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

The company targets local vehicle owners in Kent, focusing on automotive repair and maintenance services. Its competitive advantage lies in offering main dealer quality parts and services at lower prices, supported by membership in the National Conciliation Service for dispute resolution. The business model is service-oriented with multiple physical locations, emphasizing customer trust and community reputation. The presence of business awards and clear contact information supports credibility. The website's marketing ecosystem includes social media engagement and tracking tools, indicating a moderate digital marketing maturity. Growth potential exists through online booking and payment assist plans. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified, suggesting an independent local business.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS usage and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. The absence of a cookie consent banner indicates incomplete GDPR compliance. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. Tracking scripts from Google and Facebook are present, which require proper privacy disclosures. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, privacy controls, and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to demonstrate security readiness and build trust.
  4. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility features to enhance user experience across devices.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party analytics and tracking scripts to ensure they are secure and privacy compliant.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Claremont Motor Engineers
Description
Mot, car servicing, garage. Local garages in Dartford, Welling and Staplehurst offering MOTs, servicing, repairs, and car sales.
Key services
MOT testing, Car servicing, Car repairs, Diagnostics, Hybrid and electric vehicle repairs, Car sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.3.1, FontAwesome 6.7.2, Google Fonts (Lato), Google Analytics (ga.js), Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by canonical URL
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

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 detected.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation error.
  3. Website provides clear contact information including phone numbers, emails, and physical addresses for three branches.
  4. Privacy policy and terms and conditions pages are present and linked in footer.
  5. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected.
  6. Website uses common tracking and analytics tools including Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel.
  7. Website content is focused on automotive services with no adult or questionable content.
  8. Technical implementation uses standard libraries but lacks advanced security headers.
  9. Business awards and dispute resolution membership add trust signals.
  10. Mobile optimization is basic but functional.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional tech stack with jQuery 3.3.1, FontAwesome 6.7.2 for icons, Google Fonts for typography, and standard analytics tools including Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. The site is built with static HTML and CSS, with no detected CMS or modern JavaScript frameworks. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities in mobile responsiveness and accessibility. The site lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Hosting provider and CMS are not identified from the data. The website structure is clear with good SEO meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) describing the business and services. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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