/* ClearMOT — design tokens */
:root {
  --paper: #f6f7f9;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --ink: #16202e;
  --ink-soft: #4d5a6c;
  --ink-faint: #75818f;
  --line: #dfe3e9;
  --accent: #2451e6;
  --accent-deep: #16389f;
  --accent-soft: #e9eefc;
  --pass: #157a4e;
  --head: #0f1d36;
  --bay: #0a1424;          /* workshop ground — deeper than the header navy */
  --bay-line: #22344f;     /* hairline on dark */
  --accent-lite: #7fa0ff;  /* cobalt that stays legible on the dark ground */
  --plate: #fdd017;
  --plate-ink: #101010;
  --euro: #003399;
  --amber: #e8a115;
  --fail: #a5262b;
  --radius: 14px;
  --shadow-1: 0 1px 2px rgba(15, 29, 54, 0.05), 0 2px 8px rgba(15, 29, 54, 0.04);
  --shadow-2: 0 4px 10px rgba(15, 29, 54, 0.08), 0 12px 32px rgba(15, 29, 54, 0.08);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "Instrument Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
h1, h2, h3, .brand-plate, .rate-chip, .plate-band, button {
  font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.08; margin: 0.4rem 0 0.6rem; text-wrap: balance; }
h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin: 0 0 0.6rem; }
a { color: var(--accent-deep); text-decoration: none; }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 2px; }

.shell { max-width: 68rem; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 1.1rem; }
.section { padding: 2.2rem 1.1rem; }

/* header */
.site-head { background: var(--head); }
.site-head.sticky {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(15, 29, 54, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
.site-head-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.2rem; padding-top: 0.8rem; padding-bottom: 0.8rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.brand { display: inline-flex; }
.brand-plate {
  background: var(--plate);
  color: var(--plate-ink);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 0.28rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 2px solid #0d0d0d;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.18);
}
.brand-plate.small { font-size: 0.85rem; }
.head-search { display: flex; flex: 1; min-width: 220px; max-width: 26rem; }
.head-search input {
  flex: 1; border: none; border-radius: 6px 0 0 6px; padding: 0.55rem 0.8rem;
  font: inherit; background: #fff; color: var(--ink);
}
.head-search button {
  border: none; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; padding: 0.55rem 1rem;
  background: var(--accent); color: #fff; font-weight: 700; cursor: pointer;
}
.head-nav { display: flex; gap: 1rem; margin-left: auto; }
.head-nav a { color: #c9d6ee; font-weight: 600; }
.head-nav a:hover { color: #fff; }

/* ============================================================
   HOME — "the certificate under the lamp"
   Ground: workshop-dark bay. Signature: a VT20 MOT certificate
   that fills in and gets stamped. Everything else stays quiet.
   All rules scoped to .home so shared classes stay safe.
   ============================================================ */

/* stencil labels — workshop signage, used instead of eyebrows/emoji */
.home .stencil {
  font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.66rem; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; color: var(--accent-deep);
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
}
.home .stencil-plate { color: var(--plate); }

.home .section-head { align-items: flex-end; margin-bottom: 1.15rem; }
.home .section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 3.2vw, 2.05rem); font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.028em; line-height: 1.06; margin: 0; text-wrap: balance;
}
.home .section-head .more { white-space: nowrap; flex-shrink: 0; }
.home .section-head .more:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* hero ---------------------------------------------------- */
.home .hero {
  background: var(--bay); color: #fff; padding: 4rem 0 0; position: relative;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(90% 70% at 18% -15%, rgba(36, 81, 230, 0.30), rgba(36, 81, 230, 0) 62%),
    radial-gradient(70% 60% at 86% 8%, rgba(253, 208, 23, 0.09), rgba(253, 208, 23, 0) 60%);
}
.home .hero h1 {
  color: #fff; font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.2vw, 3.3rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 0.99; margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  text-wrap: pretty;   /* no orphan word on the payoff line */
}
.home .hero .h1-alt { color: var(--plate); }
.home .hero-sub { color: #b3c2dc; max-width: 32rem; font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0; }
.home .hero-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.08fr 0.92fr; gap: 3.4rem; align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 3.6rem;
}
.home .hero-alt-cta { color: #8f9fbb; font-size: 0.9rem; margin: 0.75rem 0 0; }
.home .hero-alt-cta a { color: var(--accent-lite); font-weight: 600; }
.home .hero-alt-cta a:hover { color: #fff; }
.home .hero a:focus-visible,
.home .hero button:focus-visible,
.home .hero input:focus-visible,
.home .prov a:focus-visible { outline-color: var(--plate); }

/* the three hard numbers, set like meter readings */
.home .regstrip {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1.2rem; margin: 2.1rem 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--bay-line); padding-top: 1.1rem; max-width: 32rem;
}
.home .regstrip dt {
  font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: #fff;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.home .regstrip dd {
  margin: 0.1rem 0 0; font-size: 0.72rem; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #8092b1; font-weight: 600;
}

/* chequer — evolved: two crisp rows in plate colours, cobalt kerb beneath */
.home .chequer {
  height: 12px;
  background: repeating-conic-gradient(var(--plate-ink) 0% 25%, var(--plate) 0% 50%);
  background-size: 12px 12px;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--accent);
}

/* --- signature: the VT20 certificate --------------------- */
.home .hero-doc { position: relative; }
.home .vt20 {
  position: relative; background: #fff; color: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 5px; padding: 1.05rem 1.15rem 1.3rem;
  transform: rotate(-1.1deg);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.28), 0 18px 44px rgba(0,0,0,0.42);
  /* security guilloche */
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(24deg, rgba(36,81,230,0.05) 0 1px, transparent 1px 7px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(-24deg, rgba(36,81,230,0.045) 0 1px, transparent 1px 9px);
}
.home .vt20::before {           /* the tests before this one */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: #eef1f5;
  border-radius: 5px; transform: rotate(2.4deg) translate(6px, 5px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
}
.home .vt20-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  background: var(--accent-deep); color: #fff;
  margin: -1.05rem -1.15rem 0.9rem; padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
  border-radius: 5px 5px 0 0;
}
.home .vt20-code {
  background: #fff; color: var(--accent-deep); font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 0.1rem 0.35rem; border-radius: 3px;
}
.home .vt20-title {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}
.home .vt20-src {
  margin-left: auto; font-size: 0.62rem; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: #9fb6ee; font-weight: 600;
}
/* mini plate inside the document */
.home .vt20-plate {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: stretch; background: var(--plate);
  border: 2.5px solid var(--plate-ink); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.16);
}
.home .vt20-band {
  background: var(--euro); color: #fff; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 0 0.32rem;
}
.home .vt20-reg {
  font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 1.3rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em; color: var(--plate-ink);
  padding: 0.18rem 0.5rem 0.22rem 0.55rem; white-space: pre; min-width: 8ch;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.55), 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.20);
  border-right: 3px solid transparent;
}
.home .vt20-reg.typing { border-right-color: var(--plate-ink); animation: caret 0.9s steps(1) infinite; }
@keyframes caret { 50% { border-right-color: transparent; } }

.home .vt20-fields { margin: 0.9rem 0 0; }
.home .vt20-row {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.36rem 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted #c6ced9;
}
.home .vt20-row dt {
  font-size: 0.63rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 600; flex: 0 0 5.6rem;
}
.home .vt20-row dd {
  margin: 0; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.home .vt20.due .vt20-row:nth-child(3) dd { color: #8a5c00; }
.home .vt20.fail .vt20-row:nth-child(3) dd { color: var(--fail); }

.home .vt20-adv { list-style: none; margin: 0.75rem 0 0; padding: 0; min-height: 3.4rem; }
.home .vt20-adv li {
  position: relative; padding-left: 1.05rem; font-size: 0.79rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 0.32rem;
}
.home .vt20-adv li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.42em;
  width: 0; height: 0; border-left: 4px solid transparent; border-right: 4px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 7px solid var(--amber);
}
.home .vt20.fail .vt20-adv li::before { border-bottom-color: var(--fail); }

/* the rubber stamp */
.home .vt20-stamp {
  position: absolute; right: 0.9rem; bottom: 0.85rem;
  font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 1.35rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--pass); padding: 0.22rem 0.85rem 0.28rem;
  border: 3px solid currentColor; border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px #fff, inset 0 0 0 3px currentColor;
  transform: rotate(-8deg); opacity: 0.9; mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}
.home .vt20.fail .vt20-stamp { color: var(--fail); }

.home .vt20-next {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.5rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0; color: #b3c2dc; font-size: 0.86rem;
}
.home .vt20-next span {
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.6rem;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  background: var(--accent); color: #fff; padding: 0.16rem 0.42rem; border-radius: 3px;
}

/* what the check returns — one data sheet, not four floating cards */
.home .sheet {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}
.home .sheet-cell { padding: 1.25rem 1.2rem 1.35rem; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.home .sheet-cell:first-child { border-left: none; }
.home .sheet-cell svg { color: var(--accent); display: block; }
.home .sheet-cell h3 {
  font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin: 0.7rem 0 0.3rem;
}
.home .sheet-cell p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.9rem; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5; }
.home .sheet-foot { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 1rem 0 0; max-width: 46rem; }

/* full-bleed white band for the register section */
.home .band { background: var(--surface); border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.home .band .section { padding-top: 2.8rem; padding-bottom: 2.8rem; }
.home .register-copy { max-width: 46rem; line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.home .loc-card .loc-count { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.home .town-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); }
.home .town-grid .loc-card { background: var(--paper); }
.home .town-card { position: relative; padding-bottom: 1.15rem; }
.home .share {
  position: absolute; left: 0.95rem; right: 0.95rem; bottom: 0.6rem;
  height: 3px; border-radius: 2px; background: #d8dee8; overflow: hidden;
}
.home .share i { display: block; height: 100%; background: var(--accent); border-radius: 2px; }

/* UK / US side by side so the page isn't a stack of identical grids */
.home .areas { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.6rem; }
.home .areas .section-head h2 { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem); }
.home .area-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.5rem; }
.home .area-grid .loc-card { padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem; border-radius: 10px; }

.home .guide-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 0.8rem; }
.home .guide-card { padding: 1.05rem 1.15rem; }
.home .guide-card .loc-name { font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.home .guide-card .loc-count { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.45; margin-top: 0.25rem; }
.home .guide-card::after { content: "→"; color: var(--accent); font-weight: 700; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 0.7rem; }

/* FAQ as one panel with hairline separators */
.home .faq-panel {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}
.home .faq-panel details.faq {
  background: none; border: none; border-radius: 0; margin: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 0.55rem 1.2rem 0.7rem;
}
.home .faq-panel details.faq:first-child { border-top: none; }
.home .faq-panel summary { list-style: none; display: flex; gap: 0.8rem; align-items: baseline; padding: 0.45rem 0; cursor: pointer; }
.home .faq-panel summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.home .faq-panel summary::after {
  content: "+"; margin-left: auto; color: var(--accent); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.15rem;
}
.home .faq-panel details[open] summary::after { content: "−"; }

/* provenance — back to the bay ground, closing the frame the hero opened */
.home .prov { background: var(--bay); color: #b3c2dc; }
.home .prov .chequer { border-bottom: none; border-top: 3px solid var(--accent); }
.home .prov-in {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr; gap: 2.5rem;
  padding-top: 2.6rem; padding-bottom: 2.8rem;
}
.home .prov h2 { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.9rem); font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.028em; line-height: 1.06; margin: 0; }
.home .prov p { margin: 0; line-height: 1.7; }
.home .prov-src { list-style: none; margin: 1.5rem 0 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.85rem; }
.home .prov-src li {
  display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; align-items: baseline;
  padding: 0.5rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--bay-line);
}
.home .prov-src span {
  font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.6rem;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--plate);
  flex: 0 0 3.6rem;
}

/* owner strip — the plate, full width */
.home .owner-strip { background: var(--plate); color: var(--plate-ink); border-top: 3px solid var(--plate-ink); margin-bottom: -3rem; }
.home .owner-in {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.8rem; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-top: 1.9rem; padding-bottom: 1.9rem;
}
.home .owner-strip h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin: 0 0 0.3rem; }
.home .owner-strip p { color: #3d3407; max-width: 40rem; margin: 0; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.home .owner-strip .btn-secondary {
  background: var(--plate-ink); color: var(--plate); border: none; flex-shrink: 0;
  margin: 0; padding: 0.8rem 1.4rem; border-radius: 8px;
}
.home .owner-strip .btn-secondary:hover { background: #2a2a2a; }
.home .owner-strip a:focus-visible { outline-color: var(--plate-ink); }

/* scroll reveal */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); transition: opacity 700ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), transform 700ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1); }
.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.reveal:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 120ms; }
.reveal:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 240ms; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; } }

/* garage avatars */
.g-logo {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 10px; object-fit: contain;
  background: #eef0ee; border: 1px solid var(--line); flex-shrink: 0; align-self: center;
  padding: 3px; box-sizing: border-box;
}
.g-logo.fallback {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--accent-deep); background: var(--accent-soft); border: none;
}

/* the signature: number-plate search — pressed-metal plate, not a yellow box */
.plate-search {
  display: flex; align-items: stretch; max-width: 34rem; margin-top: 1.7rem;
  border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden;
  border: 3px solid #0d0d0d;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.10), 0 8px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.38);
}
.plate-search.inpage { box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(15,29,54,0.14); margin: 1.2rem 0 2rem; }
.plate-band {
  background: var(--euro); color: #fff; display: flex; align-items: center;
  padding: 0 0.65rem; font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.85rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  box-shadow: inset -1px 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}
.plate-search input {
  flex: 1; border: none; min-width: 0;
  background: var(--plate);
  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffe14f 0%, var(--plate) 42%, #efc40e 100%);
  color: var(--plate-ink);
  font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.18rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em; padding: 0.82rem 0.9rem;
  /* embossed characters: light off the top edge, shadow off the bottom */
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.6), 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.22);
}
.plate-search input::placeholder { color: #7a6813; font-weight: 700; text-shadow: none; letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
.plate-search button {
  border: none; background: var(--accent); color: #fff; font-weight: 800;
  padding: 0 1.25rem; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.22);
}
.plate-search button:hover { background: var(--accent-deep); }
/* the plate frame clips outlines, so ring inside the field instead */
.plate-search input:focus-visible { outline: none; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--accent); }
.plate-search button:focus-visible { outline: none; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px #fff; }

/* location grids */
.section-head { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.more { font-weight: 600; }
.loc-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(180px, 1fr)); gap: 0.7rem; }
.loc-grid.wide { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr)); }
.loc-card {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 0.8rem 0.95rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.15rem;
  transition: border-color 120ms ease, transform 120ms ease;
}
.loc-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.loc-name { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.loc-count { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--ink-faint); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* mechanic cards */
.mech-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.7rem; }
.mech-card {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem; display: flex; gap: 0.9rem;
  transition: border-color 140ms ease, transform 140ms ease, box-shadow 140ms ease;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}
.mech-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-2); }
.mech-card .mech-side { margin-left: auto; }
.mech-main { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.2rem; min-width: 0; }
.mech-name { font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.05rem; }
.mech-addr { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0; }
.mech-tags { margin: 0.15rem 0 0; }
.mech-tags em {
  font-style: normal; font-size: 0.75rem; background: var(--accent-soft); color: var(--accent-deep);
  border-radius: 99px; padding: 0.12rem 0.55rem; margin-right: 0.35rem; font-weight: 600;
}
.mech-side { text-align: right; flex-shrink: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.25rem; align-items: flex-end; }
.rate-chip {
  background: var(--head); color: #fff; font-weight: 800; border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 0.18rem 0.55rem; font-size: 0.95rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.rate-chip.pass { background: var(--pass); }
.rate-chip.big { font-size: 1.3rem; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; }
.rate-n { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--ink-faint); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.rate-src { color: var(--ink-faint); }

/* detail page */
.crumbs { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--ink-faint); margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.crumbs span { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.page-sub { color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 0; }
.detail-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; gap: 1.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.rate-block { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-end; gap: 0.3rem; }
.detail-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: 0.9rem; }
.detail-card {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem;
}
.detail-card.claim { background: var(--accent-soft); border-color: #c8d5f5; }
.btn-primary, .btn-secondary {
  display: block; text-align: center; border-radius: 8px; padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--accent-deep); }
.btn-secondary { background: var(--surface); border: 1.5px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); }
.btn-secondary:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
.hours { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.92rem; }
.hours td { padding: 0.3rem 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.hours td:last-child { text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.hours tr.today td { font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); }

/* plain search bar — for town/garage search (the plate style means "reg") */
.searchbar {
  display: flex; max-width: 34rem; margin: 1.2rem 0 2rem;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--surface); box-shadow: var(--shadow-1);
}
.searchbar input {
  flex: 1; border: none; padding: 0.8rem 1rem; font: inherit; color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent; min-width: 0;
}
.searchbar input:focus { outline: none; }
.searchbar:focus-within { border-color: var(--accent); }
.searchbar button {
  border: none; background: var(--accent); color: #fff; font-weight: 800;
  padding: 0 1.3rem; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1rem;
}
.searchbar button:hover { background: var(--accent-deep); }

/* misc */
.sub-head { margin-top: 2rem; }
.pager { display: flex; gap: 1rem; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-top: 1.6rem; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.pager a { font-weight: 700; }
.empty { color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* forms, reviews */
.section.narrow { max-width: 40rem; }
.stack-form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.9rem; margin-top: 1.2rem; max-width: 30rem; }
.stack-form label { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.3rem; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.stack-form input, .stack-form textarea, .stack-form select {
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
  font: inherit; background: var(--surface); color: var(--ink);
}
.stack-form input:focus, .stack-form textarea:focus, .stack-form select:focus { border-color: var(--accent); outline: none; }
.stack-form .errorlist { color: #a13333; font-size: 0.8rem; margin: 0.2rem 0 0; padding-left: 1rem; }
.stack-form button { align-self: flex-start; border: none; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1rem; }
.btn-secondary.inline { display: inline-block; }
.notice {
  background: var(--accent-soft); border: 1px solid #c8d5f5; border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem; color: var(--accent-deep); font-weight: 600;
}
.review-card {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.review-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 0.3rem; }
.review-date { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.review-form-wrap { margin-top: 1rem; }
.review-form-wrap summary { list-style: none; cursor: pointer; width: fit-content; }
.review-form-wrap summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }

/* MOT pages */
.letter-head { margin-top: 1.6rem; color: var(--ink-faint); font-size: 1rem; }
.town-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem 1.1rem; }
.town-links a { font-weight: 600; }
.town-links .count { color: var(--ink-faint); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.85rem; }
.mech-tags em.dvsa { background: var(--head); color: #c9d6ee; }
.rate-chip.fail { background: #a13333; }
.inline-btn { display: inline-block; margin-top: 1rem; }
.mech-tags em.linked { background: var(--plate); color: var(--plate-ink); }
.mech-tags em.feat { background: var(--amber); color: #221a02; }
.ad-label { font-size: 0.65rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--ink-faint); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; padding: 0.05rem 0.3rem; margin-left: 0.35rem; }
.class-list { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.1rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.class-list li { margin: 0.25rem 0; }
.fee-note { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--ink-faint); margin: 0.8rem 0 0; }
.statstable { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-size: 0.93rem; }
.statstable th {
  text-align: left; padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem; background: var(--surface);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.07em; color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.statstable td { padding: 0.5rem 0.9rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); }
.statstable td.num { text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.statstable tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
.dist {
  font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--accent-deep); background: #edf3ef; border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.guide-meta { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--ink-faint); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 0.9rem; margin-top: 2rem; }
.foot-legal { font-size: 0.75rem; color: #8494ad; margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.foot-legal a { color: #aebfda; }

/* SEO content blocks */
.about-blurb { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 46rem; margin: 0 0 1.3rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.town-notes { max-width: 46rem; margin: 1.6rem 0 0.6rem; }
.town-notes h2 { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.town-notes p { color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.65; }
.kstrip-lite {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.6rem; margin: 1.1rem 0 0.4rem;
}
.kstrip-lite div {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.kstrip-lite strong { color: var(--ink); font-family: "Archivo", system-ui, sans-serif; }
.tool-plug {
  background: var(--plate); border: 2px solid #0d0d0d; border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.65rem 1rem; color: var(--plate-ink); font-weight: 600; max-width: 44rem;
}
.tool-plug a { color: var(--plate-ink); text-decoration: underline; }
details.faq {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
details.faq summary { font-weight: 700; cursor: pointer; }
details.faq p { color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0.6rem 0 0.2rem; }
.guide-links {
  margin-top: 2.5rem; background: var(--accent-soft); border: 1px solid #c8d5f5;
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1.1rem 1.3rem;
}
.guide-links ul { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; }
.guide-links li { margin: 0.4rem 0; }

/* guide articles */
.guide { max-width: 44rem; }
.guide h2 { margin-top: 2rem; }
.guide h3 { margin-top: 1.3rem; }
.guide p, .guide li { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.guide table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.guide .tablewrap { overflow-x: auto; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; margin: 1rem 0; }
.guide th { text-align: left; padding: 0.55rem 0.8rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); font-size: 0.8rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.guide td { padding: 0.55rem 0.8rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); }
.guide tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }

/* footer */
.site-foot { background: var(--head); color: #b3c2dc; margin-top: 3rem; padding: 2rem 0; }
.foot-grid { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.foot-note { font-size: 0.85rem; max-width: 30rem; }
.foot-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem; }
.foot-links a { color: #c9d6ee; font-weight: 600; }

/* ---------- mobile ---------- */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .section { padding: 1.6rem 0.2rem; }
  .shell { padding: 0 1rem; }

  /* header: brand row, then full-width search, then scrollable nav */
  .site-head-row { gap: 0.6rem; padding-top: 0.65rem; padding-bottom: 0.65rem; }
  .head-search { order: 3; flex-basis: 100%; max-width: none; }
  .head-nav {
    margin-left: auto; gap: 0.85rem; overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    scrollbar-width: none; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
  .head-nav::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }

  .plate-search { max-width: none; }
  .plate-search input { font-size: 1rem; padding: 0.85rem 0.7rem; }
  .plate-search button { padding: 0 0.9rem; font-size: 0.9rem; }

  /* cards: logo + text on top row, rating wraps below aligned with text */
  .mech-card { flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 0.85rem 0.95rem; }
  .mech-main { flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0; }
  .mech-name { font-size: 1rem; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
  .mech-side {
    flex-basis: 100%; flex-direction: row; align-items: center; text-align: left;
    margin-left: calc(44px + 0.9rem); margin-top: 0.35rem; gap: 0.5rem;
  }
  .rate-chip.big { font-size: 1.05rem; }

  .detail-head { gap: 0.8rem; }
  .rate-block { flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; }
  .kstrip-lite div { font-size: 0.8rem; padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem; }
  .loc-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(140px, 1fr)); gap: 0.55rem; }
  .loc-grid.wide { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .foot-grid { flex-direction: column; gap: 1.2rem; }
  .pager { font-size: 0.9rem; }
  .stack-form { max-width: none; }
  .town-links { gap: 0.35rem 0.9rem; font-size: 0.95rem; }
}

/* comfortable touch targets everywhere */
@media (pointer: coarse) {
  .head-nav a, .foot-links a, .pager a { padding: 0.35rem 0.15rem; }
  .btn-primary, .btn-secondary { padding: 0.75rem 1rem; }
  details.faq summary { padding: 0.35rem 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .loc-card, .mech-card { transition: none; }
  .loc-card:hover { transform: none; }
}

/* ---------- home: stacking, spacing and responsive ---------- */
.home .hero-doc { position: relative; z-index: 0; }
/* grid items default to min-width:auto — that let the certificate widen the track */
.home .hero-grid > *, .home .areas > *, .home .prov-in > *, .home .sheet > * { min-width: 0; }
.home .hero { overflow: hidden; }               /* the rotated paper stack stays inside */
.home .vt20-adv { padding-right: 6rem; min-height: 3.6rem; }

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .home .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.4rem; }
  .home .hero-doc { max-width: 24rem; }
  .home .areas { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.2rem; }
  .home .town-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .home .prov-in { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.2rem; }
  .home .sheet { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .home .sheet-cell:nth-child(odd) { border-left: none; }
  .home .sheet-cell:nth-child(n + 3) { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .home .hero { padding-top: 2.4rem; }
  .home .hero-grid { padding-bottom: 2.6rem; }
  .home .hero-doc { max-width: 100%; }
  .home .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 8.6vw, 2.4rem); }
  .home .regstrip { gap: 1.1rem 1.6rem; margin-top: 1.7rem; }
  .home .regstrip dt { font-size: 1.25rem; }
  .home .regstrip dd { font-size: 0.66rem; }

  .home .vt20 { transform: rotate(-0.7deg); padding: 0.9rem 0.95rem 1.15rem; }
  .home .vt20-head { margin: -0.9rem -0.95rem 0.8rem; padding: 0.45rem 0.6rem; }
  .home .vt20-src { display: none; }
  .home .vt20-reg { font-size: 1.12rem; }
  .home .vt20-row dt { flex-basis: 4.9rem; font-size: 0.6rem; }
  .home .vt20-row dd { font-size: 0.82rem; }
  .home .vt20-stamp { font-size: 1.1rem; right: 0.7rem; bottom: 0.7rem; }
  .home .vt20-adv { padding-right: 5rem; }

  .home .section-head { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .home .section-head .more { font-size: 0.9rem; }
  .home .sheet { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home .sheet-cell { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 1.05rem 1.05rem 1.15rem; }
  .home .sheet-cell:first-child { border-top: none; }
  .home .sheet-cell:nth-child(n + 3) { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .home .town-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .home .area-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .home .guide-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home .owner-in { padding-top: 1.5rem; padding-bottom: 1.6rem; gap: 1.1rem; }
  .home .owner-strip .btn-secondary { width: 100%; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .home .vt20 { transform: rotate(-1.1deg); }
  .home .vt20-reg.typing { animation: none; }
}