Rulings (22)
  • Groupe SEB UK Ltd t/a Tefal

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 16 April 2025

    A website product page for a set of pans misleadingly implied that a discount offer could be used for particular products when that was not the case.

  • Pressplay Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Press other (paid ad)
    • 16 April 2025

    A press ad for anti-glare driving glasses misleadingly implied they could prevent glare while driving and could make driving safer.

  • Barclays Bank plc

    • Not upheld
    • Magazine (paid ad)
    • 09 April 2025

    A magazine ad was unlikely to give a misleading impression of Barclay’s overall contribution to carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Hutchison 3G UK Ltd t/a Three Mobile

    • Not upheld
    • National newspaper (paid ad), Social media (paid ad), Internet (website content)
    • 02 April 2025

    A national press ad, two paid-for Meta ads and a website for Three Mobile didn’t make misleading ‘best value’ claims.

  • Shop TJC Ltd t/a Ideal World

    • Upheld
    • Television
    • 12 March 2025

    A teleshopping presentation made unsubstantiated price and savings claims. 

  • Meggan Kirkland

    • Upheld
    • Social media (influencer or affiliate ad)
    • 19 February 2025

    A promotion on Meggan Kirkland’s Instagram account wasn’t administered fairly.

  • High Seat Ltd t/a HSL

    • Upheld
    • Email, Website (own site), Leaflet
    • 12 February 2025

    A website, two emails and a leaflet didn’t make the limitations for guaranteed Christmas delivery clear.

  • Luxury Lodge Estates Company Ltd t/a Luxury Lodges

    • Upheld
    • Magazine (paid ad)
    • 12 February 2025

    A magazine ad didn’t make clear that the value of investments was variable, and that examples of past performance weren’t necessarily a guide to the future. It also failed to make the nature of a guarantee clear and didn’t include non-optional fees.

  • Beer52 Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 18 December 2024

    Two email promotions omitted significant conditions.

  • Origin Sleep UK Ltd t/a Origin Mattress

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website implied that a promotion was time limited when this wasn’t the case, made misleading and unsubstantiated savings claims and made unsubstantiated claims about the health properties of their products.

  • Churchill Retirement Living Ltd

    • Upheld
    • National newspaper (paid ad)
    • 04 December 2024

    A national newspaper ad failed to include the significant conditions of a promotion, including a closing date.

  • Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Internet (website content)
    • 27 November 2024

    A website promotion misleadingly described a promotional item as “free”, did not make clear promotional items would have to be purchased upfront before being redeemed via a cashback mechanism and omitted significant conditions.

  • Gold Warehouse Ltd t/a Gold Bank

    • Upheld
    • Press other (paid ad)
    • 20 November 2024

    A press ad failed to make clear that gold investment was unregulated and that the value of investments was variable.

  • Harrington & Byrne Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Press other (paid ad)
    • 20 November 2024

    A press ad failed to make clear that gold investment was unregulated, that the value of investments was variable and that examples of past performance weren’t necessarily a guide to the future.

  • Stirling Health Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Press other (paid ad)
    • 20 November 2024

    A press ad made medicinal claims for an unauthorised product.

  • Pegasus Homes Ltd t/a Pegasus Homes

    • Upheld
    • National newspaper (paid ad)
    • 13 November 2024

    A national newspaper ad for a retirement property company failed to include the significant conditions of a promotion and misleadingly omitted information regarding the price of a service charge.

  • Pegasus Homes Ltd t/a Pegasus Homes

    • Upheld
    • National newspaper (paid ad)
    • 13 November 2024

    A national newspaper ad for a retirement property company failed to include the significant conditions of a promotion.

  • Prime Star Shop Ltd t/a Branshaws

    • Upheld
    • Press other (paid ad)
    • 13 November 2024

    A press ad made medical claims for an unlicenced product which didn’t hold the relevant compliance labels.

  • Sunspot Tours Ltd t/a Mercury Holidays

    • Upheld
    • National newspaper (ad feature)
    • 02 October 2024

    A national press ad for a package holiday misleadingly described a holiday as including a "free" week.

  • Sports Supplements Ltd t/a Bulk

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 04 September 2024

    An email contained a promotion which wasn't capable of being used and so wasn't administered fairly.

Informally resolved (2)
  • Benefex Ltd

    • 12 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

    Topic: Promotions and competitions

  • iVape21

    • 12 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

    Topic: Vaping, smoking and drugs