What GetPPF is, and isn't.

Google “PPF installer London” and the first three results are paid ads from the same two shops. The local pack shows the same handful of names. Reviews are scattered across Google, Trustpilot, Instagram and the installer's own site. Brand certifications get thrown around without verification. Pricing is opaque.

On most “compare installers” pages the shop that paid most for the keyword wins the click. Nothing on the page tells you who's any good at wrapping a Porsche bonnet.

GetPPF is directory-only. We earn nothing from the buyer side and nothing per lead. Installers can pay for a labelled featured slot, capped at three per city, and it never touches the ranking underneath. 453 verified UK installers do careful work and never get a fair shot at the buyer. One ranked, cross-checked list, free both sides, is the fix.

Every installer sits on a three-tier trust ladder. The rules are the same for everyone and the tier cannot be bought.

• Verified— named on the brand's own published installer locator (XPEL, SunTek, STEK, Llumar, Hexis, 3M, Gtechniq, Gyeon or Ceramic Pro), Companies House active, Google Business Profile live with current reviews, and photo evidence of completed work on their own panels.
• Certified— brand badge visible on their own website or social, but not yet confirmed against the brand's public locator. Real shop, real work, one verification step short of the top tier.
• Mentioned— trades in PPF or ceramic coating with a verifiable physical address, but no brand certification we can stand behind. Listed for completeness, ranked accordingly.

Two defaults sit underneath the ladder. Photos beat stock images — a profile with real work on real cars outranks one with manufacturer press shots. Reviews beat marketing copy — 150 Google reviews carries more weight than a homepage paragraph about “industry-leading standards”.

Every installer was identified through Google Maps, then put through four independent verification inputs before being assigned a tier:

• 01 · Companies House— active UK entity, registered office, incorporation date. Dormant or dissolved companies are removed.
• 02 · Brand cert cross-reference— the installer's name and postcode checked against XPEL, SunTek, STEK, Llumar, Hexis, 3M, Gtechniq, Gyeon and Ceramic Pro's own published locators, not their own badge images.
• 03 · Google Business Profile— rating, review count, review recency, opening hours and category alignment. Profiles with no reviews in the last twelve months are flagged.
• 04 · Photo evidence— original photography of completed work on the installer's site and Instagram, weighted above stock images, manufacturer renders and reused press shots.

Those four inputs feed a 0–100 trust score weighing review quality, cert source, photo evidence, social activity and longevity. The score sets the tier. The tier sets the rank. You can't buy a higher tier. Full methodology.

Snapshot 29 Jul 2026 · methodology

Covers the UK, not just London. Numbers below are live from the current snapshot.

Installers

453

Cities

38

Brands tracked

10

Services

6

Cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Sheffield, Nottingham, Cardiff, Belfast. PPF brands: XPEL, SunTek, STEK, Llumar, Hexis, 3M. Ceramic: Gtechniq, Gyeon, Ceramic Pro. Services: full-body PPF, partial / track packs, ceramic coatings, interior protection, PPF removal, wheel protection.

Coverage figures as of 29 Jul 2026 · methodology

The rules we put on ourselves are shorter than the ones we put on installers.

• Not an installer.We don't wrap cars, sell film, or quote on jobs. The directory is the product.

Tier, ranking and directory visibility are the same for every installer on the index. Mid-decision? how to choose a PPF installer and XPEL vs SunTek vs STEK are the two guides buyers send themselves before requesting a quote.

GetPPF is operated by Seven Marketing, a UK SEO and PPC agency in the automotive niche. We build niche directory and comparison sites alongside the client work. Built with Next.js, hosted on Vercel, run by one person. Found something wrong on the directory? Email us — usually fixed inside a working day.

Chris Stott, Editor, writes and signs off the guides, methodology and rankings. Trust scores, tier moves, and any installer pulled or promoted go through one named editor — no “our team” copy hiding the call. The author page lists coverage scope, disclosures and how to flag an error.