Rulings

Beer52 Ltd

• Upheld
• Leaflet
• 18 October 2017

A leaflet for Beer52 Ltd seen on 23 June 2017 featured text that stated “FREE CASE of craft beer Exclusive free pack of 8 craft beers from the UK’s No.1 craft beer club!” and featured a red bubble with the text “£5.95 P&P”. Text at the bottom of the leaflet stated “To cl...

Civil Claim Services Ltd

• Upheld
• Internet (social networking)
• 18 October 2017

Ads for Civil Claim Services Ltd dated 4 April 2017, seen in May 2017:

a. A Facebook post included text which stated “The BBC, Martin Lewis and National press have all announced a PPI deadline is in place. To run a 22 year PPI check on all your finances visit www.ppisearch.co.uk ...”. The post included an imag...

Contemporary Oak Furniture Ltd t/a Oak Furniture Solutions

• Upheld
• Internet (on own site)
• 18 October 2017

A website for Oak Furniture Solutions, a furniture retailer, seen in June 2017, featured a “Milano Oak Nest of 3 Tables” product and next to this product included text which stated “Wood Type: Oak … Surface Material: Oak” and “The Milano Oak rave is a chunky range crafted from ca...

Eileen Mannion Acupuncture

• Upheld
• Magazine
• 18 October 2017

A regional press ad for Eileen Mannion Acupuncture, seen in HD Connect magazine on 6 May 2017, included text which stated “Eileen offers acupuncture for fertility support, musculoskeletal problems, headaches, migraines, insomnia, anxiety & other conditions.”

Hyperoptic Ltd

• Upheld
• Circular
• 18 October 2017

A circular, advertising broadband services, received in February 2017, stated in small print on the top-left of the front page "Sent by Hyperoptic Ltd. If undelivered, please return to [their address]". The circular was addressed to "The Resident" and terms and conditions of the offer were listed...

Innovaderma UK Ltd t/a Skinny Tan

• Upheld
• Internet (on own site), Internet (social networking)
• 18 October 2017

Claims on the Skinny Tan Facebook page and on www.skinnytan.co.uk:

a. The Facebook post, seen in September 2016, stated "UK Mum of two invents a new way to Tan [sic], tone and look thinner AND this summer it became the UKs [sic] No 1! No orange no streaking and no nasty smell! Skinny Tan is the first ...

Mayfields

• Upheld in part
• Regional press
• 18 October 2017

A regional press ad in the style of a newsletter for Mayfields, a developer seeking to build in the Sussex area, was seen in the East Grinstead Gazette in April 2017. Text at the top of the page stated “… we’ve set out the findings of an ICM survey … the overwhelming preference of local res...

News UK & Ireland Ltd t/a News UK

• Upheld
• National press
• 18 October 2017

A promotion in the Times newspaper for Legoland tickets, seen in February 2017, offered promotional codes for readers to collect. The ad stated, “Get two Legoland tickets for £10 … Once you’ve collected all four unique codes go to thetimes.co.uk/legoland”. Small print at the bottom of ...

Purplebricks Group plc

• Upheld in part
• Television
• 18 October 2017

Two TV ads for the online estate agent Purplebricks, seen in March 2017:

a. The first TV ad featured a younger and an older couple discussing the sale of a house. The younger woman said, “We sold the house”, to which the older man replied, “That’s great. Simon did you sell with Purplebricks?” Simon asked, “The...

Sterling Partnership Ltd

• Upheld
• Internet (social networking)
• 18 October 2017

A paid-for Facebook ad for Sterling Partnership Ltd, dated 28 February 2017 and seen in May 2017, included an image of Martin Lewis and text which stated “Get the Latest Money Saving Tips & Advice”.