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Security report for skoda.co.uk

Škoda UK · Transportation · United Kingdom

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

Škoda UK operates as the official UK website for the Škoda automotive brand, offering a comprehensive range of new and used cars, financing options, and aftersales services. The company has a long heritage dating back to 1895 and maintains a strong market presence in the UK transportation sector. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides rich content including car configurators, brochures, and test drive bookings. Technically, the site leverages modern frameworks such as React and Bootstrap, hosted on Azure CDN, ensuring fast performance and good accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though security headers and explicit security policies are absent. Privacy compliance is limited due to missing explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and well-positioned but could improve transparency and security documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

2 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 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 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
100
Security headers
60
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
79

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

Škoda UK targets UK consumers interested in purchasing new or used vehicles, with a focus on electric and hybrid models as well. The business model includes direct sales, financing, and aftersales services. The company benefits from strong brand recognition and a consistent digital presence across social media platforms. The website supports customer engagement through tools like car configurators and finance calculators. While the domain WHOIS data is unavailable for the exact subdomain, the brand's legitimacy is supported by consistent branding and structured data. The company operates in the transportation sector with a large organizational size and a long-established history.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts indicate room for improvement. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files were found, which could enhance transparency and trust. The use of Google Tag Manager is noted, which requires careful configuration to avoid privacy issues. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened by implementing recommended headers and publishing security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents and data protection officer if applicable.
  5. Conduct regular security audits to ensure no vulnerable libraries or exposed data.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Škoda UK
Description
Škoda has been manufacturing cars for over 100 years, and is still one of the most innovative car manufacturers today. Explore our Škoda cars today.
Key services
New car sales, Used car sales, Car configurator, Test drives, Finance calculator, Brochures download, Authorised service and maintenance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Bootstrap, jQuery, Popper.js
Frameworks
React
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with async loading
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Adobe Target (commented)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. No WHOIS data available for 'www.skoda.co.uk' domain; likely a subdomain.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in provided content.
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  5. Strong use of modern web technologies and structured data.
  6. Social media presence is linked and consistent with brand.
  7. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  8. No security headers information provided; recommend audit.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including React for frontend rendering, Bootstrap for styling, and jQuery for legacy support. It is hosted on Azure CDN, which supports fast content delivery. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data. Performance is fast with asynchronous loading of scripts such as Google Tag Manager. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Technical risks are minimal but monitoring for outdated libraries and ensuring security headers are implemented is advised.
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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