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Security report for princesscoaches.co.uk

Princess Coaches Ltd · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Princess Coaches Ltd is a well-established coach hire company based in Southampton, UK, operating since 1999. They provide luxury coach and minibus hire services, specializing in corporate, sporting, trade events, and cruise industry transport solutions. The company maintains a medium-sized fleet and targets individual group organizers and corporate clients. Their market position is strong locally, being one of the larger operators in the region and the largest local supplier to the cruise industry. The website reflects a professional business with clear service offerings and contact channels. Technically, the website uses a modern tech stack including Bootstrap 4, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and lazy loading for images. Hosting appears to be on DigitalOcean infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized with good SEO practices and a clean user experience. However, some accessibility features are basic and there is room for improvement in performance optimization. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes CSRF tokens in forms, indicating awareness of security best practices. However, it lacks explicit security headers and does not publish a security policy or incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy linked externally but no cookie consent mechanism or GDPR compliance indicators on the site. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional with a solid business presence. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and incident response transparency would enhance their security posture and regulatory adherence.

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. 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

  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
    • 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';…

  3. 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

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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
57
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
52

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

Princess Coaches Ltd operates in the transportation sector, focusing on coach and minibus hire services in Southampton and surrounding areas. Their competitive advantage lies in their large, modern fleet and specialization in multi-coach movements for events and cruise industry contracts. The business model is service-based, generating revenue through private hire bookings and excursions. The target customers include individual groups, corporate clients, and cruise operators. The company demonstrates growth potential through career opportunities and a strong local market position. Their partnership ecosystem includes digital platforms for booking and customer engagement but no explicit third-party business partners were identified from the website content.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is enforced site-wide, and forms use POST methods with CSRF tokens, reducing common web vulnerabilities. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against clickjacking and content injection attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is limited, with no cookie consent mechanism and only a basic privacy policy linked externally. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, indicating a low immediate risk. Enhancing security headers, publishing incident response information, and improving privacy compliance would significantly strengthen the security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and cookie policy to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email).
  4. Conduct regular security audits to identify and remediate any potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and optimize website performance for better user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Princess Coaches Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Princess Coaches Ltd
Description
Princess Coaches is one of the leading luxury coach hire companies in Southampton, Hampshire. They provide high quality, reliable and flexible coach transport solutions with a focus on customer service, comfort, safety and value for money. They operate a fleet of up to 16 air conditioned coaches and specialize in multi coach movements for corporate, sporting and trade events, as well as cruise industry services.
Key services
Coach hire, MiniBus hire, Excursions, Private hire, Multi coach movements for events, Cruise industry coach services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4.0.0, jQuery, FontAwesome, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, YouTube embed, Siema slider, LazySizes lazy loading
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • CSRF token present in meta tag
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content rich.
  2. Contact information is clearly presented and consistent.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy page explicitly found on the main domain, but privacy policy is linked externally.
  4. No terms of service or security policy pages found.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  6. Uses multiple Google Tag Manager containers and Google Analytics for tracking.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
  9. Forms collect personal data including name, email, county, testimonial, and star rating.
  10. CSRF token present indicating some security awareness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern front-end stack using Bootstrap 4 for responsive design, FontAwesome for icons, and jQuery for interactivity. It integrates Google Analytics and multiple Google Tag Manager containers for tracking and marketing analytics. Images are served with lazy loading to improve performance. Hosting appears to be on DigitalOcean infrastructure, inferred from asset URLs. The site includes embedded YouTube videos and iframe-based quote forms, indicating integration with third-party services. While the technical implementation is solid, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security header implementation. The site performs moderately well but could benefit from further optimization and modernization efforts.
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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