Rulings (12)
  • Viagogo GmbH

    • Upheld
    • Audio (podcast)
    • 09 April 2025

    A podcast ad claimed that over half the events listed on Viagogo had tickets selling below face value when this wasn’t the case.

  • 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.

  • Tesco Stores Ltd t/a Tesco

    • Not upheld
    • 12 February 2025

    An outdoor digital poster comparing the Tesco Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar loyalty card schemes wasn’t misleading.

  • Webloyalty International Ltd t/a Webloyalty, Complete Savings

    • Upheld
    • App (paid ad)
    • 23 October 2024

    Two in-app ads and a pop-up banner ad for a shopper reward programme weren't clearly identifiable as ads and didn't make the presentation of choices clear.  

  • Webloyalty International Ltd t/a Webloyalty, Complete Savings

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 23 October 2024

    Three webpages on a website for a shopper reward programme failed to make clear the steps that people had to take to obtain a 'welcome reward'.    

  • Sky UK Ltd t/a NOW

    • Upheld
    • Internet (website content)
    • 25 September 2024

    A website for Now TV was misleading as it didn’t make it sufficiently clear that free trials, which were automatically added to the basket, would auto-renew at a fee unless cancelled.

  • Wenzhou Xinyu Maoyi Youxian Gongsi t/a XINYU TRADE

    • Upheld
    • Social media (influencer or affiliate ad)
    • 25 September 2024

    Two Instagram stories on Mel Lloyd’s account featuring affiliate links weren't obviously identifiable as ads.

  • CPD Regulatory Office

    • Upheld
    • Internet
    • 28 August 2024

    A website made misleading claims about being affiliated with government bodies, misleading claims to have accreditation providers that met government-approved standards, and misleadingly using organisations’ names and logos to suggest an affiliation.

  • ZOE Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 14 August 2024

    A paid-for Facebook ad for Zoe featuring a testimonial from Steven Bartlett misleadingly omitted that he was an investor in the company.

  • Independent British Vape Trade Association t/a IBVTA

    • Upheld
    • National newspaper (ad feature)
    • 01 May 2024

    A newspaper advertorial indirectly promoted unlicenced e-cigarettes.

  • Whitbread Group plc t/a Premier Inn, Beefeater

    • Upheld
    • Search (paid)
    • 01 May 2024

    A paid-for search ad made misleading claims about the price of hotel rooms.

  • XC Trains Ltd t/a Cross Country Trains

    • Internet (website content)
    • 17 April 2024

    A webpage made misleading claims about the availability of complimentary food and drink for First Class passengers on Cross Country Trains.

Informally resolved (2)
  • House of Fraser Ltd

    • 17 July 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

    Media: Email
    Topic: Pricing and charges

  • Sophie Church t/a sophie__church

    • 26 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

    Topic: Claims, endorsements and testimonials