-
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd t/a Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd
Two TV ads for a hybrid car didn’t not make sufficiently clear the extent to which it required petrol as a power source.
-
Mazda Motors UK Ltd
A paid-for Meta ad for the Mazda2 Hybrid car gave a misleading impression of the vehicle’s environment impact and made absolute claims that couldn’t be evidenced.
-
Ford Motor Company Ltd t/a Ford
A paid-for Google ad did not mislead when claiming a car had ‘zero emissions driving’.
-
MG Motor UK Ltd
A paid-for Google ad misleadingly represented a vehicle’s environmental impact.
-
Hyundai Motor UK Ltd
A digital billboard, YouTube video and marketing brochure advertising Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 model, misleadingly claimed that the vehicle could charge from 10% to 80% in 18 minutes using a 350 kW charger.
-
Marshall Motor Group Ltd
A listing on a car dealer’s network website made misleading savings claims.
-
Hyundai Motor UK Ltd
A website ad for Hyundai was banned for implying that no impurities caused by driving the Hyundai NEXO would remain in the air without having adequate substantiation to prove this was true.
-
Vauxhall Motors Ltd
A TV ad for the Vauxhall Corsa was not found to be misleading.
-
G-force
A paid for ad on the Google app for a bike that did not meet legal standards was misleading and irresponsible.
-
Sussex Promotions
A magazine ad, eBay product listing and an ad on the company’s website were banned for making misleading and unsubstantiated claims that Fuel Diamond could prevent stale fuel or neutralise ethanol, and therefore prevent associated damage to vehicles.
-
John Mills Ltd t/a JML Direct
A TV ad for a vacuum pump was not found to be misleading.
-
Cyrusher Outdoors Sporting Ltd
Two product listings on an electric bike retailer’s website irresponsibly depicted the illegal use of the advertised bikes and misleadingly omitted material information.
-
Hamilton Direct Ltd
A website that claimed pellets for fuel tanks could restore lost performance and reduce emissions was misleading.
-
DNBA Entertainment Ltd
An Instagram post encouraged unsafe and irresponsible behaviour by linking alcohol with driving.
-
BMW (UK) Ltd
A radio ad for BMW was banned for demonstrating the power of a car in a way that suggested excitement and not in the clear context of safety.
-
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
A newspaper ad for Jaguar Land Rover was not found to be socially irresponsible.
-
Balmer Lawn Garage Ltd t/a BalmerLawnMotorrad
A press ad by a car retailer irresponsibly condoned and encouraged unsafe driving.
-
Motorway Online Ltd t/a Motorway.co.uk
A TV ad and a video on demand (VOD) ad for a used car selling service was banned for condoning irresponsible driving.
-
Furosystems Ltd
A website post, a YouTube video, an Instagram post and two Facebook posts for an electric scooter manufacturer were banned for misleadingly and irresponsibly suggesting electric scooters could be used on public roads or pavements in the UK.
-
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
A tweet about the Range Rover Sport SV was banned for making speed and acceleration the main message of the ad.
-
Motoring Assistance Ltd t/a Motoring Assistance
-
Vauxhall Motors Ltd t/a Vauxhall Motors
-
Vauxhall Motors Ltd t/a Vauxhall Motors
-
RAC Motoring Services t/a RAC Motoring Services
Topic: Holidays, travel and motoring
-
Mazda Motors UK Ltd t/a Mazda Motors (UK) Ltd
-
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd t/a Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd
-
Ford Motor Company Ltd t/a Ford
-
Vauxhall Motors Ltd
-
Hyundai Motor UK Ltd
-
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd
-
Vauxhall Motors Ltd
-
RAC Motoring Services
-
RAC Motoring Services
-
Vauxhall Motors Ltd
-
MG Motor UK Ltd
-
RAC Motoring Services
-
Hyundai Motor UK Ltd
-
Lookers Motor Group Ltd
-
RAC Motoring Services
-
SsangYong Motor UK Ltd