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Wowcher Ltd t/a Wowcher
A product listing for a “Grey Memory Foam Divan Bed”, seen on www.wowcher.co.uk on 27 March 2019, included a roundel contained the price “FROM £99” above a scored through price of £469.01. Further down the page in the “Full details” section text stated “We’re ...
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France Media Ltd
An ad for a competition to win a balloon flight broke the rules for not awarding the advertised prize or a reasonable equivalent, and for not making clear significant information.
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Funeralbooker Ltd t/a Beyond
Claims on a funeral comparison website were misleading.
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Nestlé UK Ltd
A competition promoted on coffee packaging broke the rules by not presenting significant conditions clearly enough.
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People Per Hour Ltd t/a PeoplePerHour
A poster ad was banned for perpetuating harmful gender stereotypes.
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Elevate Credit International Ltd t/a Sunny
A TV ad for a loans provider did not break the rules around financial products and services.
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DeadHappy Ltd
An ad on Facebook for a life insurance provider was banned for being irresponsible and trivialising suicide.
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flatfair Ltd
Claims on a deposit replacement company website did not break the rules around misleadingness.
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Money Tree Media Ltd t/a National-Debt-Help.org.uk
A website and Facebook page for a debt help service falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their trade.
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Fortune Academy
A website promoting a cryptocurrency course made misleading claims.
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Rightmove Group Ltd t/a Rightmove
Poster ads for Rightmove made claims about the frequency with which their estate agents were contacted that were not misleading.
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Warners Group Publications plc
A Facebook post for a railway magazine promoting a goody bag was banned for failing to disclose that buyers would be tied into a yearly subscription.
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BrandAlley UK Ltd t/a BrandAlley, Brand alley
A website ad making savings claim on a mattress topper was banned for being misleading.
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StubHub (UK) Ltd
A poster ad for a third-party reseller that claimed to guarantee genuine tickets would always be sold was misleading.
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Pepper Deals Ltd
A website promotion for a luggage set was not clearly identifiable as an ad.
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UK Deed Poll Service Ltd
Website ads for a deed poll company misled consumers by implying it was the officially recognised organisation for such services.
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persons unknown t/a Luxsleeps
An Instagram post promoting a competition to win a bed broke the rules as the prize was not awarded.
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Profit Accumulator Ltd
Instagram posts for a betting company were banned for being irresponsible as they suggested matched betting could be a solution to financial concerns.
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RSD Travel Ltd
A magazine price comparison ad for a holiday to Cyprus was banned for being misleading.
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Velvet Sofa Ltd t/a Glasgow Sofa
Two Facebook posts for a furniture retailer featured promotions that were misleading and conducted unfairly.
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Cameron Mackintosh Ltd - unconfirmed
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Howarth Homes plc
Media: National press
Topic: Property sales and lettings -
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 -
MyCityDeal Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
Specsavers Optical Group Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
Splendor SA
Media: National press
Topic: Clothing, shoes and jewellery, Pricing and charges -
TheHut.com Ltd
Media: Email
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
Vectone Mobile Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions, Appliances, electronics and machinery -
EMP Mail order UK Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Internet (display)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Kettle Foods Ltd
Media: Packaging
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
L'Oréal (UK) Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
TalkTalk Telecom Ltd
Media: Email
Topic: Promotions and competitions, Pricing and charges -
Tapi Carpets & Floors Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Point of sale
Topic: Promotions and competitions, Pricing and charges -
www.axparis.co.uk Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
ADIDAS (UK) Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC
Media: Internet (social networking)
Topic: Computers, phones and telecoms, Pricing and charges -
Boots UK Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Internet (sales promotion)
Topic: Promotions and competitions, Pricing and charges -
Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts Ltd
Media: Email
Topic: Promotions and competitions -
Coral Interactive (Gibraltar) Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges