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Amazon Europe Core Sarl t/a Amazon.co.uk
A webpage on Amazon.co.uk showed unclear options to purchase Amazon Prime and was misleading for consumers.
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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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Octopus Energy Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad for heat pump installation made unsubstantiated price claims and failed to include material information about a government grant, including eligibility criteria.
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Origin Sleep UK Ltd t/a Origin Mattress
A website for Origin Mattress made misleading claims about reference prices and associated savings.
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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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Viagogo GmbH
A podcast ad claimed that over half the events listed on Viagogo had tickets selling below face value when this wasn’t the case.
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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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Gemporia Ltd
A teleshopping presentation misleadingly compared the price of a product to the price of a non-identical competitor product and failed to substantiate price statements.
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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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Webloyalty International Ltd t/a Webloyalty, Complete Savings
Two in-app ads and a pop-up banner ad for a shopper reward programme weren't clearly identifiable as ads and didn't make the presentation of choices clear.
Rulings
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Rulings (25)