Rulings (50)
  • Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals t/a RSPCA

    • Not upheld
    • Poster, Television, Internet (video)
    • 07 May 2025

    A YouTube video, TV ad and poster didn't misleadingly represent the welfare standards afforded to animals farmed under the RSPCA Assured scheme.

  • Whaleco UK Ltd t/a Temu

    • Upheld
    • In-game (apps)
    • 07 May 2025

    An in-game ad was likely to cause serious or widespread offence.

  • Fitzdares Ltd

    • Not upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 16 April 2025

    A post on ex-England cricketer, Stuart Broad’s X page promoting a bookmaker did not break our gambling rules as he was not likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.

  • Global Brands Ltd t/a VK

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 16 April 2025

    A paid-for Instagram story posted by @vkdrink was socially irresponsible by implying that drinking alcohol could overcome boredom.

  • The Innovative Brewing Company Ltd t/a Prime Time Lager

    • Upheld
    • Poster
    • 16 April 2025

    A poster ad for Prime Time Lager made health and nutrition claims not permitted for alcoholic drinks.

  • Vodafone Ltd

    • Upheld in part
    • Website (own site)
    • 16 April 2025

    Claims on Vodafone’s website which contained references to reliability and coverage failed to objectively compare one or more material, relevant, verifiable and representative features.

  • Belle Baby Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 09 April 2025

    A website, which featured a product listing for a swimsuit, included an image of a child portrayed in a sexual way.

  • Shell UK Ltd

    • Not upheld
    • Television
    • 09 April 2025

    A TV ad didn’t give a misleading impression of Shell’s environmental impact.

  • OceanSaver Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site), Television
    • 02 April 2025

    A website and TV ad made unsubstantiated environmental claims.

  • Rosenthal Capital Ltd t/a ULEZPROSPERITY

    • Upheld
    • Radio
    • 02 April 2025

    Two radio ads which implied that buying and letting cars had investment potential were broadcast on a non-specialist station.

  • EE Ltd t/a EE

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad), Television, Radio
    • 26 March 2025

    A TV, radio, paid-for social media and digital poster ad for EE made unsubstantiated claims about the performance and capabilities of a Wi-Fi router.

  • John Mills Ltd t/a JML Direct

    • Upheld
    • Television
    • 26 March 2025

    A TV ad made unsubstantiated claims about the efficacy of a shapewear product.

  • McDonald's Restaurants Ltd

    • Upheld in part
    • App (own claim), Television
    • 26 March 2025

    An ad for the ‘Feed the Family Offer’ shown in the My McDonald’s app failed to include all non-optional fees in quoted prices.

  • Stars Interactive Ltd t/a PokerStars

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 26 March 2025

    An Instagram ad portrayed gambling behaviour that was socially irresponsible by trivialising gambling, encouraging repetitive participation and describing gambling as an investment.

  • Bestway Retail Ltd t/a Bargain Booze

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 19 March 2025

    A paid-for Instagram and Facebook ad for alcohol which featured Father Christmas was of particular appeal to under-18s.   

  • Shenzhenshi Senyi Dianzi Shangwu Youxiangongsi t/a Plum-Marketing

    • Upheld
    • Internet (classified)
    • 12 March 2025

    An Amazon product listing was socially irresponsible as it condoned an unsafe practice and featured very young children playing with a toy that was likely to cause them physical harm. 

  • Shop TJC Ltd t/a Ideal World

    • Upheld
    • Television
    • 12 March 2025

    A teleshopping presentation made unsubstantiated price and savings claims. 

  • Gemporia Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Television
    • 05 March 2025

    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.

  • EDF Energy Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Radio
    • 19 February 2025

    A radio ad was misleading as it omitted information and didn’t make the basis of the claims made in the ad clear.

  • Wilton Bradley Ltd t/a Xootz

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site), Television
    • 12 February 2025

    A TV ad and product page was misleading and socially irresponsible by failing to disclose that private e-scooters couldn’t be legally used in public places.

Informally resolved (7)
  • Veblen Wines Ltd

    • 24 July 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

    Topic: Alcohol

  • Gemporia Ltd

    • 17 July 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Naked Wines plc t/a Naked Wines, www.NakedWines.com Ltd

    • 17 July 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

    Media: Circular
    Topic: Alcohol

  • X-Clusive Competitions Ltd

    • 17 July 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

    Media: Internet
    Topic: Gambling

  • AG Communications Ltd

    • 19 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

    Topic: Gambling

  • Spotlight Sports Group Ltd.

    • 05 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

    Topic: Gambling

  • Whitbread Group plc

    • 05 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

    Topic: Alcohol