Cookie Policy
We use cookies and similar technologies to keep this website secure, remember your choices and understand how the site is used. Strictly necessary cookies are always active because the website and My Garage cannot work properly without them. Analytics and marketing technologies remain off unless you choose to allow them.
You can accept all optional cookies, reject all non-essential cookies or choose individual categories in the cookie panel. You can change your decision at any time from this Cookie Policy page by selecting Change Cookie Settings. Rejecting optional cookies does not prevent you from using the website or My Garage.
Cookie Categories
- Strictly necessary. These support security, save your cookie choice and provide features you request, including passwordless My Garage access. They do not require consent.
- Analytics. These help us understand visits and improve pages and tools. Google Analytics uses cookies. Ahrefs Web Analytics is cookie-free, but we still keep it within your analytics choice.
- Marketing. These measure advertising and campaign performance. Google Ads and Google Tag Manager remain blocked unless you allow marketing.
Cookies And Services Used On This Site
| Name or service | Category | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cgc_cookie_consent |
Strictly necessary | Saves whether you allowed analytics and marketing so the site can respect your choice. | 6 months |
cgc_vc_garage_session |
Strictly necessary | Keeps you signed in to My Garage. | Up to 30 days |
cgc_vc_garage_pending |
Strictly necessary | Links a My Garage sign-in request to your browser while the secure email is sent. | Browser session |
cgc_vc_garage_magic |
Strictly necessary | Completes My Garage sign-in when you open the secure link sent to you. | Browser session |
__cf_bm |
Strictly necessary | Cloudflare uses this to identify automated traffic and protect the website from abuse. | Expires after 30 minutes of inactivity |
_ga and _ga_* |
Analytics | Google Analytics distinguishes visits and maintains session information. | Up to 2 years, subject to browser limits |
| Ahrefs Web Analytics | Analytics | Provides aggregate, cookie-free website usage information. | No cookie is set by this service |
_gcl_au and Google Ads or DoubleClick technologies |
Marketing | Measure advertising and campaign performance. Google may use additional advertising cookies after consent. | _gcl_au is normally up to 90 days. Some Google advertising cookies may last up to 13 months in the UK. |
Third-Party Information
Google explains its use of Analytics cookies in its GA4 cookie guidance and its advertising technologies in the Google cookie information. Ahrefs describes its service as cookie-free on the Ahrefs Web Analytics page. Cloudflare documents its necessary security cookies in the Cloudflare cookie reference.
Browser Controls
You can also delete or block cookies using your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop secure areas such as My Garage from working. Browser controls do not replace the choices available through Change Cookie Settings on this page.
Changes To This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when the services or cookies used on the site change. This policy was last updated on 4 August 2026.
