Cookie Policy

Cookies are files stored in your browser and are used by most websites to help personalise your web experience. Some features of this website will not function if you do not allow cookies or have cookies disabled.

For the best experience using this site, we recommend using an up-to-date browser with JavaScript enabled and accept cookies.

Overall

This website makes use of essential session cookies to provide you the visitor with a service. We have automatically set a session cookie so you can use this website and service. If you do not want this cookie set, then please delete the session cookie at any time by following the instructions in your browser.

By continuing to use this website you give implied consent that we can store other cookies on your computer to provide you with this service. 

We will store some third-party cookies to provide us with analytical data about who visits this website (anonymous visitor data, we cannot personally identify you), how they find us, and how long they use the site for.

In accordance with UK law, we do not use any information gathered to personally identify you, rather we gather quantitative summary data that is always anonymous.

Cookie information

Session cookie

We automatically set a session cookie in order for you to use this website. This session cookie is essential for the correct operation of this website and service. If the session cookie is not available, you may not be able to use some or all of the features of this website.

The session cookie stores some basic information about your current status such as whether you are logged in and previous search information e.g. registration numbers and filters. 

A session cookie only lasts as long as your current browsing session and is typically removed or deleted by your browser when you stop using this website. You can manually delete your session cookie at any time by following the instructions in your browser.

Third party cookies

This website makes use of:

Google Analytics – Allows us to view anonymous visitor data so we can improve this website and ensure it delivers optimal value for its users. We typically make use of the overall visitor counts, the search parameters users used to find us and the amount of time a user spent on the site.

Google Tag Manager – We use Google Tag Manager (GTM) to log various tracking tags throughout the website which can then be analysed via an external interface. We use these tags to determine the specific actions users take and identify bugs and errors. GTM logs data in a quantitative form, meaning no personally identifiable data will be recorded or used.

Google ReCAPTCHA – Enables us to determine between human visitors or potentially non-human users (bots). The cookie allows the Google ReCAPTCHA system to identify behaviours consistent with bot traffic and will block areas of the website to users who exhibit such behaviours. This helps keep the website, its users and its administrators secure.

Facebook Pixel – We may choose to perform Facebook advertising campaigns, and to determine how they are performing, we utilise Facebook Pixel cookies. These cookies are stored for a maximum of 30 days before being deleted permanently and will not allow website administrators or any third parties access to any personally identifiable information.

Background information

The 2003 Regulations implemented a European Directive – 2002/58/EC – which is concerned with the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector. In 2009 this Directive was amended by Directive 2009/136/EC. This included a change to Article 5(3) of the E-Privacy Directive requiring consent for storage or access to information stored on a subscriber or users’ terminal equipment – in other words a requirement to obtain consent for cookies and similar technologies.