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Security report for souls.co.uk

Soul Garages · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Soul Garages is a well-established independent automotive service and repair business located in Olney, Buckinghamshire, UK, with over 100 years of local presence. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including servicing for all makes and models, MOT testing, and specialized repairs for electric and hybrid vehicles. Their market position is strong locally, being the only MOT testing station in town and holding prestigious accreditations such as the Motor Ombudsman. The website reflects a professional and customer-focused business model targeting vehicle owners in the region. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and Slider Revolution, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized, uses HTTPS, and implements cookie consent mechanisms, reflecting good digital maturity. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, and accessibility features are basic but present. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses Google reCAPTCHA for form protection, with a cookie consent banner supporting GDPR compliance. However, explicit HTTP security headers are not detected in the provided data, and no dedicated security or incident response policies are found on the site. The absence of WHOIS data due to domain registration issues lowers the overall trust score, though the website content and business information appear legitimate and professional. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for a local automotive service business, but the domain registration anomaly should be investigated further to ensure full legitimacy and ownership clarity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

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

  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

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
Average
53

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

Soul Garages operates as a small, independent automotive service provider with a strong local footprint in Olney, UK. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing history, comprehensive service offerings including EV and hybrid vehicle repairs, and exclusive local MOT testing capabilities. The business model focuses on direct customer service with an emphasis on quality and trust, supported by strong customer reviews and accreditations. Revenue streams likely derive from servicing, MOTs, repairs, and related automotive services. The company maintains active social media engagement on Facebook and Twitter, enhancing community presence. Growth indicators include recent accreditation achievements and active promotion of seasonal offers. The partnership ecosystem includes recognized automotive bodies but no explicit third-party business partners are identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from automated abuse. Cookie consent mechanisms indicate awareness of privacy regulations such as GDPR. However, the absence of visible HTTP security headers (e.g., Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options) suggests room for improvement in hardening the site against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness perception. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a small business website but could benefit from enhanced security controls and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to improve site security.
  2. Clarify domain registration details and ensure WHOIS information is accurate and consistent with business identity to enhance trustworthiness.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain security posture.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct performance optimizations to improve user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Soul Garages
Description
Car servicing for all makes and models, petrol, diesel, hybrid & electric by Soul Garages, Olney, Bucks. Over 100 years automotive excellence.
Key services
All makes servicing, MOT testing, EV/Hybrid repairs, Brake fluid checks, Tyres, Air conditioning, Exhaust repairs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Yoast SEO plugin, Slider Revolution 6.6.20, Google reCAPTCHA, FontAwesome, Avada Theme
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA used for forms
  • Cookie consent banner with granular categories

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, Google reCAPTCHA
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 rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong local business presence with detailed service offerings.
  3. Good use of SEO and structured data for enhanced search visibility.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and accessible.
  5. No exposed sensitive data or obvious security issues found in HTML content.
  6. WHOIS data is missing due to domain registration error, impacting trust score.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1 using the Avada theme and several popular plugins including Yoast SEO and Slider Revolution. It employs Google reCAPTCHA for form security and FontAwesome for icons. The site uses modern web standards with responsive design and lazy loading for images, contributing to good mobile optimization and performance. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. However, no explicit HTTP security headers were detected, and hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. The technical stack is typical for a small to medium-sized business website with a focus on usability 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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