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Ambassador Cruise Holidays Ltd
An email advertising offers on cruises made misleading savings claims.
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Trainline.com Ltd
A Video on Demand ad and a radio ad for Trainline made misleading and unsubstantiated claims that they offered the cheapest ticket prices.
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We Buy Any Car Ltd t/a webuyanycar.com
A TV and YouTube ad made misleading comparative claims with identifiable competitors.
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We Love Holidays Ltd t/a LoveHolidays
Two holiday listings on the loveholidays website made misleading price claims.
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Mars Wrigley Confectionery UK Ltd
A TV and Video on Demand ad condoned unsafe driving.
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Rosenthal Capital Ltd t/a ULEZProsperity
A website made misleading and unsubstantiated investment returns claims and promoted a financial product in a way that couldn't be easily understood.
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ABD Supplies Ltd
Two emails and two product listings misleadingly and irresponsibly suggested that HID and LED conversion kits could be used by most vehicles on public roads.
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Holiday Gems Ltd
A booking webpage for a holiday made misleading price claims.
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Pressplay Ltd
A press ad for anti-glare driving glasses misleadingly implied they could prevent glare while driving and could make driving safer.
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Rosenthal Capital Ltd t/a ULEZPROSPERITY
Two radio ads which implied that buying and letting cars had investment potential were broadcast on a non-specialist station.
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Haven Leisure Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad and website made misleading price claims.
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Maki Online Services Ltd
An email misrepresented the consequences of not renewing an expired document and didn't make clear that an eVisa could be obtained for free via the Government’s website.
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Secret Escapes Ltd
A website made misleading price comparisons and failed to make the basis of price comparisons clear.
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Vacaciones eDreams, S.L. t/a eDreams
Two paid-for online display ads made unsubstantiated environmental claims.
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Auto Finesse Ltd
An Instagram ad was socially irresponsible and caused serious offence by featuring a harmful stereotype by objectifying and sexualising women.
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Eurostar International Ltd
A paid for Instagram post and a post on Eurostar’s Facebook page exaggerated the number of tickets available at a certain price and omitted material information about the dates tickets were available for.
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Trav Expert Ltd t/a Travelcrew
Prices on a website for a retailer of flights and holidays were misleading because the advertiser did not hold evidence to show they were genuine and included all non-optional taxes, duties, fees and charges that applied to all or most buyers or that they were subject to change and that availability was limited.
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Sunspot Tours Ltd t/a Mercury Holidays
A national press ad for a package holiday misleadingly described a holiday as including a "free" week.
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Mazda Motors UK Ltd
A paid-for Meta ad for the Mazda2 Hybrid car gave a misleading impression of the vehicle’s environment impact and made absolute claims that couldn’t be evidenced.
Rulings
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Rulings (19)