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Chuckling Goat Ltd
A poster ad and website claims by a food provider broke the rules by implying its products prevented, treated or cured human disease.
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PCK SKIN (Manchester) Ltd t/a SkinSpaceUK
A promotional email, by an aesthetic clinic, offering vitamin injections broke the rules by promoting prescription-only medicines to the general public.
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Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty Care) Ltd
A poster advertising nasal spray made misleading claims about its effectiveness against eliminating cold symptoms.
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Shell UK Ltd
A radio ad for Shell’s loyalty scheme was banned for being misleading.
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Telefonica UK Ltd t/a O2
Two newspaper ads for O2 made misleading claims about the total cost of an iPad and Surface Pros.
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Paul Coleman
A website promoting gambling systems made misleading claims about the success and profitability of the system and was socially irresponsible for suggesting gambling could provide an alternative to employment or was a way to achieve financial security.
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ParcelHero.com Ltd
A website for a parcel delivery service made a misleading claim about “next day” delivery.
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LC International Limited t/a Coral
A tweet on a gambling company’s Twitter feed broke the rules by presenting a promotion in a way that was likely to encourage potentially harmful gambling behaviour.
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LC International Ltd t/a Ladbrokes
A TV ad for a gambling company did not break the rules on encouraging gambling behaviour that was socially irresponsible or portray gambling as indispensable.
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Not Guilty Food Co Ltd t/a The Skinny Food Co
A paid social media ad and a website for Skinny Sauce products made nutrition claims that implied they were calorie-free or energy free when they did not meet the conditions of use for the claims.
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Procter & Gamble UK
A website and an internet display ad for dishwasher tablets did not make misleading “best on test” claims but the display ad broke the rules on comparisons with identifiable competitors.
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Revival Drinks Ltd t/a Revival Shots
A Facebook ad and two Instagram ads for Revival Shots broke the ad rules by implying that their food product could prevent, treat or cure human disease and for making health claims that were not listed as authorised on the EU Register of nutrition and health claims.
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Grapevine Europe Ltd
A TV ad for a car buying comparison site misled consumers about what personal information was needed to obtain valuations from their website.
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Mizkan Euro Ltd t/a Branston
A poster ad for vinegar did not condone or encourage poor nutritional habits or an unhealthy lifestyle in children.
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Sky UK Ltd
A TV ad misleadingly implied Sky offered the UK’s lowest-priced superfast broadband.
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Boohoo.com UK Ltd
Discount claims in an email and website misleadingly implied all products would be discounted and a countdown clock on the website misleadingly implied the offers were time-limited.
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Clear Score Technology Ltd t/a ClearScore
A TV ad for a financial technology company did not make clear that pre-approved offers would be subject to additional checks by the lender prior to approval.
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Hydro Solutions Fylde Ltd t/a Elite Competitions
A website page for prize competitions was misleading because the free entry route was unclear, the closing date was extended without good reason and a prize of 70% of ticket sales was not a reasonable equivalent to the advertised prizes.
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I Saw it First Ltd
A text message and a website for an online fashion retailer misleadingly implied a promotion was applicable to all products and that, by using a countdown clock, discount offers were time-limited.
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MissPap Ltd t/a Misspap
A website for an online fashion retailer which used a countdown clock misleadingly implied discount offers were time-limited.
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AB Electrolux
Media: Internet (sales promotion)
Topic: Appliances, electronics and machinery -
AXN Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Delivery, construction and logistics -
Amazon Europe Core Sarl
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Appliances, electronics and machinery -
B&Q plc
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Delivery, construction and logistics -
B&Q plc
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Delivery, construction and logistics -
Blue SAS
Media: Internet (display)
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring -
Cameron Mackintosh Ltd - unconfirmed
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Dockyard Social CIC
Media: Internet (social networking), Leaflet
Topic: Food, drink and supplements -
Expedia.com Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring -
Harrington & Byrne Ltd
Media: National press
Topic: Clothing, shoes and jewellery -
Howarth Homes plc
Media: National press
Topic: Property sales and lettings -
In The Style Fashion Ltd
Media: Internet (sales promotion)
Topic: Clothing, shoes and jewellery -
JD Sports Fashion Plc
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
John Lewis Partnership plc
Media: National press, Internet (social networking), Point of sale
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
Lifecycle Marketing - unconfirmed
Media: Internet (sales promotion)
Topic: Children and the vulnerable -
MyCityDeal Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
Peloton Interactive UK Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Internet (social networking), Television
Topic: Sports, leisure and hobbies -
Person(s) unknown
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Gender, sex and relationships -
RB UK Commercial Ltd
Media: Television
Topic: Home and garden -
Specsavers Optical Group Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions