Rulings

Allay Claims Ltd t/a CheckMyPaydayLoan.com

• Upheld
• Radio
• 07 February 2018

A radio ad for a claims management company, CheckMyPaydayLoan.com, broadcast on 20 September 2017. The ad featured a voice-over that stated, "Ever had a time in your life where you've been forced to rely on payday loans and then struggled to make the repayments? You could be entitled to compensation. At Check M...

Bluecrest Health Screening Ltd

• Upheld
• Direct mail
• 31 January 2018

A direct mailing advertising a health screening service, received in June 2017, stated “You are probably very well looked after by your NHS GP when you are ill, but you may also appreciate that many serious health conditions don’t show any warning signs. Around 80% of Strokes are caused by a blockage. That's why a c...

Shaun Smith

• Upheld
• Internet (on own site)
• 31 January 2018

A website, www.18kaweek.com , promoting an internet marketing earnings scheme, seen on 2 November 2017, stated “How To Earn $2,571 + A Day…This Internet Millionaire Wants To “Give You His Money Making Website (The SAME Website That Has Made Him A Millionaire For FREE!”…Just To Prove That His Online Money-Making Syst...

Ramsdens Financial Ltd

• Upheld
• Television
• 03 January 2018

A TV ad for Ramsdens, a company which offered currency exchange services, seen on 21 June 2017. The voice-over stated, “At Ramsdens … you can change your pounds into Euros … Ramsdens guarantee to give you a great rate for all your travel money … Online or instore. But always at our hot cur...

Car Cash Point Ltd

• Upheld
• Internet (on own site)
• 20 December 2017

A web page on a website, www.carcashpoint.co.uk for Car Cash Point Ltd, seen on 1 June 2017, titled “Reviews” which featured a testimonial from Miss T Will, London and was headed “The Truth about Varoomas’ extortionate fees and charges”. The testimonial went on to state, “I wanted to write a review about the simply ...

Elevate Credit International Ltd t/a Sunny Loans

• Not Upheld
• Transport
• 20 December 2017

A poster for Sunny, seen on the London Underground network on 6 September 2017, featured an image of a man sitting in a deck chair wearing sunglasses and flip flops. Text stated “That’s life support … When you need some emergency cash, stress not”. Smaller text in the corner of the poster stated “Representative 750%...

The Law Society of England and Wales

• Upheld
• Internet (on own site)
• 22 November 2017

A web page on the Law Society website www.lawsociety.org.uk, seen in November 2016, describing the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation, stated “All Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme firms go through rigorous examination and testing to demonstrate that they have a high level of knowledge, skil...

Samweb (UK) Ltd t/a Ease Your Mortgage

• Upheld
• Radio
• 15 November 2017

A radio ad for Ease Your Mortgage, a mortgage securitisation company, heard on 2 April 2017, claimed “Breaking News, Ease your mortgage announces that 8 out 10 mortgages have apparently been sold by your lender. We believe you may have a legal case if your lender failed to follow correct procedures. It will only cos...

Civil Claim Services Ltd

• Upheld
• Internet (social networking)
• 18 October 2017

Ads for Civil Claim Services Ltd dated 4 April 2017, seen in May 2017:

a. A Facebook post included text which stated “The BBC, Martin Lewis and National press have all announced a PPI deadline is in place. To run a 22 year PPI check on all your finances visit www.ppisearch.co.uk ...”. The post ...

Sterling Partnership Ltd

• Upheld
• Internet (social networking)
• 18 October 2017

A paid-for Facebook ad for Sterling Partnership Ltd, dated 28 February 2017 and seen in May 2017, included an image of Martin Lewis and text which stated “Get the Latest Money Saving Tips & Advice”.