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Security report for seedhill.co.uk

Seedhill Service Station Ltd. · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Seedhill Service Station Ltd. is a small, family-run automotive service business based in Paisley, UK, with over 40 years of experience. The company specializes in vehicle servicing, MOT testing, car sales, bodywork, vehicle rental, and Mercedes Benz repairs. It holds memberships in reputable industry bodies such as the Good Garage Scheme and the Scottish Motor Trade Association, reinforcing its local market credibility. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence targeting local vehicle owners in Paisley and surrounding areas. Technically, the website employs a traditional tech stack including Bootstrap 3.3.7, jQuery, jQuery UI, Google Fonts, and Google Analytics. While the site is mobile-optimized and well-structured, some technologies used are outdated, which may pose security risks. The site uses HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism, but lacks modern security headers and explicit privacy compliance statements. From a security perspective, the website shows moderate maturity with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented. However, the absence of key security headers, use of older JavaScript libraries, and lack of visible incident response or security policies indicate areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violations, which reduces trustworthiness and complicates verification of domain legitimacy. Overall, the website is functional, professional, and safe for general audiences but would benefit from enhanced security measures, updated technologies, and improved privacy compliance to strengthen its risk posture and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  2. 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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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
90
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
74

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

Seedhill Service Station Ltd. operates as a local automotive service provider with a strong regional presence in Paisley and nearby areas. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing family business heritage, specialization in Mercedes Benz repairs, and memberships in recognized industry associations. The business model focuses on diversified revenue streams including vehicle servicing, MOT testing, car sales, and vehicle rental. The company targets local individual vehicle owners and small businesses requiring reliable automotive services. The website supports customer engagement through clear contact information and an enquiry form but lacks direct email contacts and social media presence, which could limit broader outreach. The partnership ecosystem includes affiliations with the Good Garage Scheme and SMTA, enhancing credibility. Growth indicators are not explicit but the stable online presence and service diversification suggest steady operations.

Security posture

The current security posture of the website is moderate but with notable gaps. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security exposes the site to potential risks like clickjacking and cross-site scripting. The use of outdated JavaScript libraries (jQuery 3.1.1 and jQuery UI 1.9.2) may harbor known vulnerabilities if not patched. No explicit incident response or security policy pages are present, indicating limited formal security governance. Cookie consent is implemented, but GDPR compliance is only basic without detailed privacy disclosures. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. Overall, the site would benefit from a comprehensive security review and implementation of best practices to mitigate risks and improve compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Update all JavaScript libraries and dependencies to their latest secure versions to reduce vulnerability exposure.
  3. Develop and publish clear privacy and security policies aligned with GDPR and other relevant regulations to improve compliance and user trust.
  4. Introduce formal incident response contact channels and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms to demonstrate security maturity.
  5. Regularly audit and monitor website security posture, including penetration testing and automated vulnerability scanning, to proactively identify and remediate risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Seedhill Service Station Ltd.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Seedhill Service Station Ltd.
Description
Seedhill Service Station Ltd. is a family-run garage business in Paisley for over 40 years, specializing in car repairs, MOT testing, servicing, vehicle rental, and Mercedes Benz repairs. They are members of the Good Garage Scheme and SMTA.
Key services
Vehicle Servicing (all makes), Car Sales, Bodywork, Car & Van Rental, MOT Testing, Mercedes Specialists
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery 3.1.1, jQuery UI 1.9.2, Bootstrap 3.3.7, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, Font Awesome 4.3.0
Frameworks
Bootstrap 3.3.7
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

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 fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation error.
  3. Website uses HTTPS and includes cookie consent banner.
  4. No privacy policy page found but website policy page exists.
  5. No terms of service or security policy pages detected.
  6. Contact information is clear with phone number and physical address.
  7. No email addresses explicitly found in the HTML content.
  8. No social media links detected.
  9. Uses older versions of jQuery and jQuery UI which may pose security risks.
  10. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for tracking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a classic web technology stack featuring Bootstrap 3.3.7 for responsive design, jQuery and jQuery UI for interactivity, and Google Fonts for typography. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for visitor tracking and analytics. The site loads moderate external resources from trusted CDNs. Performance is moderate with no explicit optimization indicators such as lazy loading or advanced caching. Mobile optimization is good due to Bootstrap usage. Accessibility is basic with no ARIA landmarks or advanced features detected. SEO is basic with meta description and keywords present but no structured data or Open Graph tags. The site does not appear to use a CMS or modern frameworks. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the data. Technical debt is indicated by use of older JavaScript libraries and lack of modern security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack, improve performance, and enhance accessibility and SEO.
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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