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Editorial standards
Effective 25 September 2026
What a RoadMatch review is
A published RoadMatch review is an original, AI-assisted and editorially checked buyer's assessment. It separates primary facts from RoadMatch judgement, identifies the exact UK generation in scope and never claims to be a first-hand road test unless a RoadMatch author actually drove the vehicle.
The publication gate
- 01Catalogue identity recorded
- 02UK scope and generation verified
- 03Primary facts checked
- 04Independent research compared
- 05Rights and licences cleared
- 06Original RoadMatch review completed
- 07Editorial QA approved
- 08Recommendation eligibility enabled
Source and reuse register
These rules apply to every review dossier. A source can be useful evidence without granting RoadMatch republication rights.
Official UK vehicle data
Open licenceDfT and DVLA vehicle licensing data
- Permitted
- Validate UK make, generic-model, fuel and first-registration evidence under the Open Government Licence.
- Not permitted
- Do not imply government endorsement or conceal known administrative-data limitations.
- Attribution
- Contains Department for Transport and DVLA public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Official safety data
Open licenceDVSA vehicle recall information
- Permitted
- Report scoped recall facts with the government source, retrieval date and model-generation caveat.
- Not permitted
- Do not imply that a model-level search proves an individual vehicle has received remedial work.
- Attribution
- Contains DVSA public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary product facts
Facts onlyManufacturer UK specifications and price lists
- Permitted
- Verify generation-specific specifications, dimensions, equipment, warranties and contemporary list prices.
- Not permitted
- Do not copy marketing prose, tables, brochures, logos or press photography unless an explicit licence covers RoadMatch's use.
- Attribution
- Name the manufacturer, document title, applicable model year, URL and checking date.
Independent editorial assessment
Research referenceAutocar, Auto Express, Honest John, Carwow and RAC
- Permitted
- Consult multiple named assessments, record their scope internally and link readers to the original pages.
- Not permitted
- No scraping, copied passages, close paraphrases, publisher photography, logos or reproduced scores without written permission.
- Attribution
- List publisher, article title, author where available, URL, scope note and checking date.
Independent safety assessment
Permission requiredEuro NCAP
- Permitted
- Link to the exact test and identify the tested year and equipment scope while permission is pending.
- Not permitted
- Do not reproduce Euro NCAP text, graphics, photographs, videos or ratings commercially without permission.
- Attribution
- Link to the exact Euro NCAP result and state the test year and applicability caveat.
Commercial structured data
Permission requiredInsurance-group, valuation and running-cost datasets
- Permitted
- Publish only records supplied under a contract, authorised API or other licence permitting RoadMatch's use.
- Not permitted
- Do not create a competing database by copying values from consumer websites or marketplace result pages.
- Attribution
- Follow the provider's contractual attribution and freshness requirements.
Vehicle photography
Asset-specific licenceWikimedia Commons and other open-media repositories
- Permitted
- Reuse an individual image only after checking its creator, source page, exact licence and modification obligations.
- Not permitted
- Do not assume that every search result, registration plate or manufacturer image is reusable.
- Attribution
- Show the creator, source page, exact licence and licence URL alongside RoadMatch's image record.
Corrections and uncertainty
Specifications can vary by model year, trim and option pack. RoadMatch records the checking date, discloses material uncertainty and keeps unfinished catalogue entries out of recommendations. Readers can report a factual or licensing concern through the contact page.