Tools & Wizards About Us
fow.co.uk screenshot

Report Summary

  • 28

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    48% of other websites

  • 88

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 69% of websites

  • 92

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    81% of websites

  • 98

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    92% of websites

fow.co.uk

Welcome to FOW | Used Cars Manchester & Cheshire

Page Load Speed

2.7 sec in total

First Response

282 ms

Resources Loaded

2.2 sec

Page Rendered

279 ms

fow.co.uk screenshot

About Website

Visit fow.co.uk now to see the best up-to-date FOW content for United Kingdom and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about fow.co.uk

FOW offers thousands of used and nearly-new cars at unbeatable prices. Search online, collect in store of deliver right to your front door. Flexible finance options available. Open 7 days a week. Hass...

Visit fow.co.uk

Key Findings

We analyzed Fow.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 282 ms and then it took 2.4 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 45% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

fow.co.uk performance score

28

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.0 s

83/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value13.3 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value10.2 s

8/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,710 ms

11/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.004

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value18.0 s

3/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

fow.co.uk

282 ms

www.fow.co.uk

415 ms

facebox.css

159 ms

style.css

164 ms

bespoke.css

167 ms

Our browser made a total of 91 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 60% of them (55 requests) were addressed to the original Fow.co.uk, 19% (17 requests) were made to Pbs.twimg.com and 4% (4 requests) were made to Platform.twitter.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (804 ms) belongs to the original domain Fow.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 581.1 kB (25%)

Content Size

2.3 MB

After Optimization

1.7 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Fow.co.uk main page is 2.3 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 60% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.6 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-79%

Potential reduce by 51.8 kB

  • Original 65.8 kB
  • After minification 52.0 kB
  • After compression 14.0 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 13.8 kB, which is 21% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 51.8 kB or 79% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-5%

Potential reduce by 86.7 kB

  • Original 1.6 MB
  • After minification 1.5 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. FOW images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-71%

Potential reduce by 407.3 kB

  • Original 576.8 kB
  • After minification 512.8 kB
  • After compression 169.5 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 407.3 kB or 71% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-79%

Potential reduce by 35.3 kB

  • Original 44.8 kB
  • After minification 37.7 kB
  • After compression 9.6 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Fow.co.uk needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 35.3 kB or 79% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 22 (26%)

Requests Now

86

After Optimization

64

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 86 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of FOW. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 17 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 7 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

fow.co.uk

fow.co.uk

282 ms

www.fow.co.uk

www.fow.co.uk

415 ms

facebox.css

facebox.css

159 ms

style.css

style.css

164 ms

bespoke.css

bespoke.css

167 ms

jquery.fancybox.css

jquery.fancybox.css

168 ms

buttons.css

buttons.css

169 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

431 ms

jquery-ui.min.js

jquery-ui.min.js

640 ms

jquery.ad-gallery.min.js

jquery.ad-gallery.min.js

324 ms

jquery.easing.1.2.js

jquery.easing.1.2.js

242 ms

jquery.cycle.js

jquery.cycle.js

402 ms

jquery.form.js

jquery.form.js

408 ms

jquery.validate.js

jquery.validate.js

482 ms

jquery.fancybox.pack.js

jquery.fancybox.pack.js

483 ms

frontend.js

frontend.js

483 ms

func.js

func.js

490 ms

jquery.countTo.js

jquery.countTo.js

517 ms

conversion.js

conversion.js

13 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

41 ms

bg_daytime3.jpg

bg_daytime3.jpg

375 ms

header-bg.png

header-bg.png

108 ms

logo_old.jpg

logo_old.jpg

107 ms

getagentstatusimage.aspx

getagentstatusimage.aspx

71 ms

search-bg.png

search-bg.png

158 ms

search-btn.png

search-btn.png

155 ms

phone-bg.png

phone-bg.png

156 ms

we-buy.png

we-buy.png

167 ms

advanced-search.png

advanced-search.png

166 ms

FOW_1.jpg

FOW_1.jpg

484 ms

FOW_2.jpg

FOW_2.jpg

491 ms

FOW_3.jpg

FOW_3.jpg

497 ms

FOW_4.jpg

FOW_4.jpg

433 ms

btn-close.png

btn-close.png

246 ms

inner-search-btn.png

inner-search-btn.png

342 ms

advanced-search-button.png

advanced-search-button.png

417 ms

advanced-search-input.png

advanced-search-input.png

417 ms

threeDoorHatchButton.png

threeDoorHatchButton.png

494 ms

5DoorHatchButton.png

5DoorHatchButton.png

495 ms

4x4Button.png

4x4Button.png

512 ms

convertibleButton.png

convertibleButton.png

562 ms

MPVbutton.png

MPVbutton.png

568 ms

CoupeButton.png

CoupeButton.png

573 ms

SaloonButton.png

SaloonButton.png

575 ms

SportsButton.png

SportsButton.png

577 ms

adstream.cap

adstream.cap

422 ms

promo-tabs-bg.png

promo-tabs-bg.png

602 ms

testimonial-button.png

testimonial-button.png

636 ms

middle-quick-links-sprite.png

middle-quick-links-sprite.png

804 ms

car-finance.png

car-finance.png

648 ms

cookie-settings.png

cookie-settings.png

648 ms

saf-fsa.png

saf-fsa.png

652 ms

widgets.js

widgets.js

34 ms

linkid.js

linkid.js

24 ms

footer-bg.png

footer-bg.png

644 ms

cookie-bg.png

cookie-bg.png

680 ms

social-sprite-new.png

social-sprite-new.png

692 ms

collect

collect

82 ms

100 ms

688 ms

display_phone.php

display_phone.php

611 ms

display_phone.php

display_phone.php

641 ms

timeline.1b43d11859b7663a2225b885f87704a5.js

timeline.1b43d11859b7663a2225b885f87704a5.js

42 ms

inner-search-btn-active2.png

inner-search-btn-active2.png

667 ms

collect

collect

70 ms

43 ms

syndication

syndication

114 ms

358216065328758784

358216065328758784

88 ms

1f600.png

1f600.png

40 ms

1f389.png

1f389.png

34 ms

1f698.png

1f698.png

32 ms

timeline.4d087f49a21e27038d9769d7c976b8fa.default.css

timeline.4d087f49a21e27038d9769d7c976b8fa.default.css

11 ms

timeline.4d087f49a21e27038d9769d7c976b8fa.default.css

timeline.4d087f49a21e27038d9769d7c976b8fa.default.css

24 ms

sr4SUW_z_normal.png

sr4SUW_z_normal.png

62 ms

T7yFdFhl_normal.jpeg

T7yFdFhl_normal.jpeg

59 ms

3dx1AvZI_normal.jpeg

3dx1AvZI_normal.jpeg

59 ms

CcZbWlAW0AEjGhN.jpg:small

CcZbWlAW0AEjGhN.jpg:small

60 ms

CcYyIFuWEAADPXQ.jpg:small

CcYyIFuWEAADPXQ.jpg:small

64 ms

CcX_ceXXEAA28YE.jpg:small

CcX_ceXXEAA28YE.jpg:small

61 ms

CcUR2ILWIAATEu3.jpg:small

CcUR2ILWIAATEu3.jpg:small

70 ms

CcTola9W0AABZtw.jpg:small

CcTola9W0AABZtw.jpg:small

69 ms

CcSxijUXEAA20H6.jpg:small

CcSxijUXEAA20H6.jpg:small

68 ms

CcPO9kHWAAAIVqO.jpg:small

CcPO9kHWAAAIVqO.jpg:small

67 ms

CcOfExQWAAQ2I3q.jpg:small

CcOfExQWAAQ2I3q.jpg:small

67 ms

CcNn8C7W0AIGtFB.jpg:small

CcNn8C7W0AIGtFB.jpg:small

71 ms

CcJ-46BXIAA_SXp.jpg:small

CcJ-46BXIAA_SXp.jpg:small

74 ms

CcJHx4uW4AAdaBG.jpg:small

CcJHx4uW4AAdaBG.jpg:small

73 ms

Cb_RgK1W4AAgOxF.jpg:small

Cb_RgK1W4AAgOxF.jpg:small

73 ms

CcE1BQ0WwAAPmIs.png:small

CcE1BQ0WwAAPmIs.png:small

74 ms

CcD918NWoAAojjJ.jpg:small

CcD918NWoAAojjJ.jpg:small

71 ms

jot

jot

29 ms

Accessibility Review

fow.co.uk accessibility score

88

Accessibility Issues

ARIA

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

[aria-*] attributes do not match their roles

High

ARIA input fields do not have accessible names

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Best Practices

fow.co.uk best practices score

92

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

fow.co.uk SEO score

98

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Fow.co.uk can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Fow.co.uk main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

fow.co.uk

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of FOW. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: