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Avensure Ltd t/a Employment Law Advice Bureau
A direct mailing to a business was not obviously identifiable as an ad.
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XC Trains Ltd t/a Cross Country Trains
A webpage made misleading claims about the availability of complimentary food and drink for First Class passengers on Cross Country Trains.
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Nationwide Building Society t/a Nationwide
TV, radio and press ads for Nationwide were misleading as consumers were likely to understand that the building society had made a long-term decision not to close their branches and that they had not recently closed any branches when this was not the case.
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Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd t/a Audi
A Video on Demand ad for an electric car featured misleading claims about charging time and mileage.
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Capital Credit Union Ltd
A paid-for Meta post irresponsibly encouraged consumers to spend more than they could afford by taking out a loan to fund Christmas spending.
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Pennine Community Credit Union Ltd t/a PCCU
A paid-for Meta post irresponsibly encouraged consumers to spend more than they could afford by taking out a loan to fund Christmas spending.
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Ford Motor Company Ltd t/a Ford
A paid-for Google ad did not mislead when claiming a car had ‘zero emissions driving’.
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BMW (UK) Ltd
A paid-for Google ad misleadingly represented a vehicle’s environmental impact.
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Greater London Authority
A radio ad about the ULEZ expansion misleadingly claimed that one of the most polluted places in London is inside people’s cars.
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MG Motor UK Ltd
A paid-for Google ad misleadingly represented a vehicle’s environmental impact.
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Transport For London t/a TFL
A TV ad, radio ads and a press ad for Transport for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion contained some misleading claims about reductions in levels of nitrous oxide in central London.
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Brooksdale Ltd
Three paid-for Facebook ads for PPI tax rebates misleadingly implied they were from HMRC or an official government service, and irresponsibly took advantage of people’s concerns about the cost of living crisis.
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Reclaim My PPI Tax Ltd t/a Reclaim My PPI Tax
Three paid-for Facebook ads for PPI tax rebates misleadingly implied they were from HMRC or an official government service, and irresponsibly took advantage of people’s concerns about the cost of living crisis.
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E-Scooters 4 Less (unconfirmed) t/a E-Scooters 4 Less
A website for electric scooters, which suggested products could be ridden on UK roads despite legal restrictions, was misleading and irresponsible.
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Eurostar International Ltd
A promotional email that advertised trips for £39 was misleading for not having enough tickets at that price point.
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Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
A prize promotion on the Cathay Pacific website www.cathaypacific.com, was seen on 4 June 2023. Text stated “We have 3,260 tickets to give away! Successful entries will be awarded one return Economy ticket from London Heathrow or Manchester to Hong Kong* […] *All taxes and surcharges are excluded, and are ...
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Kia UK Ltd
A paid-for Google ad and a website for Kia, seen on 13 March 2023: a. The paid-for Google ad stated “The all-new Kia Niro – Niro EV up to 285 mile range”. b. The website www.kia.com, featured a page titled “The all-new Kia Niro” which included information about Kia’s Niro range...
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Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd t/a Smart Car, Mercedes Benz
A website and e-brochure for Mercedes Benz, seen on 1 June: a. The website https://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/ stated “Highlights … EQC”. Below this was the text, “Introducing the EQC … All-electric range of up to 254*”. Qualifying text below stated “*The indicated values wer...
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Air France-KLM
A paid-for Google ad gave a misleading impression of the airline’s environmental impact.
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Etihad Airways
A paid-for Google ad gave a misleading impression of the airline’s environmental impact.
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Whitbread Group plc t/a Premier Inn, Beefeater
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring
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Air France-KLM t/a Air France
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring
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Awaze Vacation Rentals Ltd t/a Hoseasons, Cottages.com
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd t/a NCL
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring
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RAC Motoring Services t/a RAC Motoring Services
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring
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Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd t/a Virgin Atlantic
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring