Privacy Policy
A short, plain-English explanation of what data LocalMOT collects, why, and how we keep it safe.
What we collect
LocalMOT is a public directory. You can browse it without giving us any personal information. We do not require an account, an email address, or a sign-up.
When you visit the site, our hosting infrastructure logs basic technical data (IP address, browser type, the pages you viewed). This is standard for any website and is used only to keep the service running, prevent abuse, and diagnose problems.
Cookies, analytics and advertising
We use a small number of cookies to keep the site working, understand which pages people visit, and show advertising that helps fund the directory. They fall into three categories:
- Strictly necessary: required for the site to function. No consent needed under UK law.
- Analytics: aggregate, anonymised page-view data via Google Analytics. Only set after you accept the cookie banner.
- Advertising: Google AdSense uses cookies to show ads and measure performance. Only set after you accept the cookie banner. If you decline, you will still see ads, but they will not be tailored to you and no advertising cookies are stored.
Under Google’s Consent Mode, your choice on the banner controls four signals (ad storage, ad user data, ad personalisation, analytics storage). All four default to denied until you accept, and clearing your browser data resets the choice.
Third parties
We do not sell your data, and we do not share it with marketers. Third parties that help run the site (hosting provider, analytics provider) only see what they need to do their job, and are bound by their own privacy obligations.
Outbound links
When you click a link to a garage's own website, you leave LocalMOT and the destination's privacy policy applies, not ours. We have no control over what they collect.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to see what personal data we hold about you, to correct it, and to ask us to delete it. Since LocalMOT does not require accounts, we generally do not hold any personally-identifying data on visitors. If you have a question, email contact@localmot.co.uk and we will respond within 30 days.
Updates
If this policy changes meaningfully, we will say so on this page with the date of the update.
Last updated: 2026-06-11