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In The Style Fashion Ltd t/a In the Style
A website and Instagram post by an online fashion retailer were banned for implying that all their products were included in an offer when this was not actually the case.
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Lidl Great Britain Ltd
Two leaflets, a website, and two newspaper ads for Lidl products were banned for quoting unsubstantiated RRP claims.
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Rightio Ltd
A paid-for Google Ad for a plumbing service misleadingly stated that a call-out charge did not apply for diagnostic work carried out by engineers.
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The Trade Centre Group plc t/a The Trade Centre UK, The Trade Centre Wales
A radio ad for a used car dealer was banned for presenting the terms and conditions in an unclear and ambiguous manner.
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Anglian Windows Ltd t/a Anglian Home Improvements
A website ad for home appliances was banned for making misleading savings claims.
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BOXT Ltd
A YouTube and TV ad for a BOXT boiler was banned for making misleading price comparison claims.
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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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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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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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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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Buy It Direct Ltd t/a Furniture123
A furniture website made misleading savings claims.
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Iceland Foods Ltd t/a Iceland
A national press ad for a supermarket did not make a misleading price comparison.
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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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RSD Travel Ltd
A magazine price comparison ad for a holiday to Cyprus was banned for being misleading.
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Sunshine Cruise Holidays Ltd
A newspaper ad for cruises was found to not be misleading on pricing.
Rulings
Our rulings are published every Wednesday and set out on the public record how, following investigation, the advertising rules apply and where we draw the line in judging whether an ad has broken the rules. We also publish a list of companies and organisations which, following receipt of a complaint, agreed to amend or withdraw their ad without the need for a formal investigation.
Rulings (22)