Accessibility
Selling a car shouldn’t depend on how you browse. This page sets out what we’ve built in, where we still fall short, and how to tell us when something gets in your way.
- WCAG 2.2 AA is the target
- Keyboard friendly
- Works without JavaScript
- Plain English throughout
Our commitment
Car Buyer Scotland wants every seller to be able to get an offer, read our guides and book a free uplift — whatever device, browser or assistive technology they use. We build to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 level AA as our working target. We’re not a public-sector body, so no law obliges us to publish this statement — we do it because it’s the right way to run the site.
Built in from the start
Colour & contrast
The green, gold and off-white palette is checked for WCAG AA contrast, and colour is never the only way information is shown.
Keyboard navigation
Every control works by keyboard: a skip-to-content link on each page, visible focus styles, and accordions built on native HTML that open with Enter or Space.
Forms that talk back
Every field on the quote form has a visible label, sensible autocomplete hints and error messages announced to screen readers as alerts.
No JavaScript needed
With scripts blocked or failing, the site still reads cleanly and the quote form still submits and confirms — the page never becomes a dead end.
Motion kept calm
Animations are minimal, nothing autoplays or flashes, and if your device asks for reduced motion the site switches transitions off.
Zoom & small screens
Layouts hold together at 200% zoom and on screens down to 375px wide, with text that resizes without clipping or sideways scrolling.
How we test
Each release is checked with keyboard-only runs through the main journeys, automated audits (Lighthouse and contrast checkers), and viewport checks from 375px up. We also spot-check pages with the VoiceOver screen reader on Mac and iPhone. We haven’t yet commissioned a formal third-party audit — when we do, the findings will be published here.
Known limitations
- Images in our guides rely on editors writing good alternative text — we review it, but the occasional weak description may slip through. Tell us and we’ll fix it.
- Very old browsers receive a simpler, unstyled-but-readable version of some layouts rather than the full design.
- This statement reflects our own testing, not yet an independent audit.
Something in your way? Tell us
If any part of this site is hard to use, or you need your offer or paperwork in a different format — larger text, plain-text email — contact us through the contact form or email leads@carbuyerscotland.co.uk. Mention the page, what happened and any assistive technology you were using. We aim to reply within 5 working days, and the whole sale can be handled by email from start to finish.
We run on the form and email, not the phone — there’s no call queue to fight through. Every step, from offer to uplift booking, works in writing at your own pace.
Using this site with assistive technology
Screen readers
Pages use one H1, ordered headings and labelled landmarks, so you can jump by heading or region. The quote form announces errors and confirmations as alerts, and the cookie notice is a normal dismissible element — it never traps focus.
Keyboard only
Press Tab on any page and the first stop is a skip-to-content link. All menus, accordions and the quote form are reachable in a logical order with a visible focus ring, and nothing requires a mouse hover.
Zoom and magnification
Text is set in relative units, so browser zoom to 200% reflows the page rather than clipping it. On mobile, pinch-zoom is never disabled and form fields are sized to avoid unwanted auto-zoom.
High contrast and dark modes
The palette already meets WCAG AA contrast, and the site stays readable with forced-colours or high-contrast modes because information never depends on colour alone. If a combination misbehaves, tell us — that is a bug.
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