Latest news
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Driven to distraction – In-car technology and the Ad Codes
- CAP News
- 13 August 2020
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Gambling ads: keeping a watching brief
- ASA News
- 11 August 2020
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On the road again: travel marketing and COVID-19
- CAP News
- 30 July 2020
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Sexualised Imagery in fashion ads
- CAP News
- 30 July 2020
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Being roundabout when advertising hybrid and electric vehicles can fuel complaints
- CAP News
- 30 July 2020
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Food supplements, COVID-19 and the immune system
- CAP News
- 17 July 2020
Latest rulings
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Everest Ltd
- Upheld
- Internet (on own site)
- 05 August 2020
A website ad for new household windows and doors was banned for making misleading savings claims.
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Harvey Water Softeners Ltd
- Upheld
- Leaflet
- 05 August 2020
A leaflet for a water softener misleadingly claimed that the product produced glossier hair and softer skin.
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Lemongrassrice Ltd
- Upheld
- Social media (paid ad)
- 24 June 2020
A paid-for Facebook post by an online retailer made misleading claims that its product, a bra, could reduce the risk of breast cancer.
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Paul Coleman
- Upheld
- Website (own site)
- 17 June 2020
A website promoting gambling systems made misleading claims about the success and profitability of the system and was socially irresponsible for suggesting gambling could provide an alternative to employment or was a way to achieve financial security.
