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title: United Kingdom: business websites and AI agents, city by city · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/country/gb?format=md
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# United Kingdom: which businesses can AI agents use?

11,118 business websites scanned in 5 cities of United Kingdom, across 25 indexes. 59% of the reachable sites take a booking or an order on their own site, 34% turn an AI crawler away at the edge, 32% of scanned sites score A or B. Numbers as of 2026-10-14.

11,118

business websites scanned, of 12,925 with a site of their own

59%

take a booking or an order on their own site

34%

turn an AI crawler away at the edge

32%

score A or B (3,586 sites)

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A 1027 · B 2559 · C 2699 · D 1422 · F 3411

Shares are over the 9,080 reachable sites; A or B over all scanned. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/country/gb?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/api/country/gb) · [Rankings](https://directindex.org/rankings).

 Cities

## United Kingdom, city by city

Every index of each city added together; the kinds are listed under the city and each has its own page.

| City | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [London](https://directindex.org/city/london)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/london) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/london-cafes-bars) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/london-tours) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/london-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/london-clinics) | 7,990 | 58% | 34% | 33% |
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A 773 · B 1831 · C 1901 · D 1016 · F 2469

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| [Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh-tours) | 1,218 | 59% | 29% | 33% |
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A 93 · B 310 · C 288 · D 175 · F 352

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| [Birmingham](https://directindex.org/city/birmingham)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/birmingham) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/birmingham-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/birmingham-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/birmingham-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/birmingham-tours) | 701 | 59% | 35% | 30% |
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A 60 · B 147 · C 198 · D 83 · F 213

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| [Glasgow](https://directindex.org/city/glasgow)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/glasgow) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/glasgow-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/glasgow-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/glasgow-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/glasgow-tours) | 613 | 63% | 40% | 31% |
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A 55 · B 138 · C 161 · D 73 · F 186

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| [Manchester](https://directindex.org/city/manchester)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/manchester) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/manchester-tours) | 596 | 56% | 27% | 30% |
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A 46 · B 133 · C 151 · D 75 · F 191

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Side by side: [London / Edinburgh](https://directindex.org/compare/edinburgh/london) · [London / Birmingham](https://directindex.org/compare/birmingham/london) · [London / Glasgow](https://directindex.org/compare/glasgow/london) · [London / Manchester](https://directindex.org/compare/london/manchester) · [Edinburgh / Birmingham](https://directindex.org/compare/birmingham/edinburgh) · [Edinburgh / Glasgow](https://directindex.org/compare/edinburgh/glasgow) · [Edinburgh / Manchester](https://directindex.org/compare/edinburgh/manchester) · [Birmingham / Glasgow](https://directindex.org/compare/birmingham/glasgow) · [Birmingham / Manchester](https://directindex.org/compare/birmingham/manchester) · [Glasgow / Manchester](https://directindex.org/compare/glasgow/manchester).

 Kinds

## By kind of business

| Kind | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| restaurants and fast food 5 indexes | 4,378 | 62% | 32% | 41% |
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A 615 · B 1182 · C 814 · D 492 · F 1275

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| cafes and bars 5 indexes | 3,503 | 52% | 37% | 34% |
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A 393 · B 796 · C 724 · D 466 · F 1124

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| hairdressers and beauty salons 5 indexes | 1,316 | 53% | 41% | 17% |
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A 10 · B 209 · C 362 · D 215 · F 520

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| dentists, clinics and vets 5 indexes | 1,424 | 75% | 24% | 22% |
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A 7 · B 312 · C 659 · D 141 · F 305

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| tours, attractions and museums 5 indexes | 497 | 46% | 37% | 12% |
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A 2 · B 60 · C 140 · D 108 · F 187

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 Vendors

## Booking and ordering vendors common in United Kingdom

Sites in the country whose booking or ordering runs through each vendor, on the business's own domain or on a marketplace, from the daily vendor pass. Each vendor's page says how its sites score.

| Vendor | Sites |
| --- | --- |
| [SevenRooms](https://directindex.org/vendors/sevenrooms) | 240 |
| [OpenTable](https://directindex.org/vendors/opentable) | 209 |
| [Deliveroo](https://directindex.org/vendors/deliveroo) | 170 |
| [Square](https://directindex.org/vendors/square) | 83 |
| [Uber Eats](https://directindex.org/vendors/ubereats) | 64 |
| [Dentalhub](https://directindex.org/vendors/dentalhub) | 60 |
| [Fresha](https://directindex.org/vendors/fresha) | 59 |
| [Dojo](https://directindex.org/vendors/dojo) | 56 |
| [Phorest](https://directindex.org/vendors/phorest) | 54 |
| [PATCHS](https://directindex.org/vendors/patchs) | 48 |
| [ResDiary](https://directindex.org/vendors/resdiary) | 46 |
| [Just Eat](https://directindex.org/vendors/justeat) | 44 |

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