Adjudications (21)
Action for Debt
A regional press ad for a company offering debt advice, viewed in November 2011, stated "DO YOU HAVE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS? Waiting list to see the C.A.B. is up to 3 weeks! Would you like debt...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
British Sky Broadcasting Ltd t/a Sky
A TV ad for a media services company, viewed on 22 November, said "Welcome to the world of better offers. If you've got Sky Movies 1 and 2 with Sky's unlimited broadband, then this offer is...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
BSS Group Ltd t/a Birchwood Price Tools
A poster promoting a competition to win "the ultimate lads' bash for you and 3 mates", seen in November 2011, featured an image of the inside of a workman's van, as if seen from the rear....
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Coleman Rendell Ltd
Claims on www.ColemanRendell.co.uk, a plumbing and heating company, visited on 7 December 2012, stated "Coleman Rendell are one of the South West's largest privately-owned plumbing, heating...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Colossal Direct Ltd
A promotion for a fat-burning product, seen on www.utroxz.com on 3 November 2011, stated "ORDER TODAY! ACT NOW TO CLAIM YOUR TRIAL BOTTLE HURRY LIMITED TO 1 TRIAL OFFER PER HOUSEHOLD".
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Eastern & Southern Electrical Connections Ltd
A direct mailing for an electrical services company, received in October 2011, was headed "FREE SAFETY CHECK BE SAFE NOT SORRY" and “FREE WIRING SAFETY CHECK". Further text stated...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Not Upheld
Entwistle Green Ltd t/a Entwistle Green
A circular, handed to home vendors, on 25 May 2011, featured a graph entitled "Weekly Sold Report" which illustrated the number of properties sold by 11 estate agents in the Liverpool...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Green Sun Ltd
A press ad, for a utilities company, viewed in November 2011, was headed "Due to new government legislation announced 31-10-11 ACT NOW and get paid for generating your own electricity - it's...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
J Sainsbury plc
A TV ad, for Sainsbury's, viewed on 27 October 2011, featured a voice-over that stated "You might not be thinking about presents yet, but they are, so right now at Sainsbury's ALL toys are...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd
Claims on www.nissan.co.uk/leaf, seen 22 June 2011, included a vertical link on the left hand side of the page which stated "Zero emission by Nissan" and stated "Download...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Not Upheld
Paramount Farms Intl LLC
A TV ad for pistachio nuts, seen in November 2011, featured a woman dressed in a black PVC corset and underwear and black PVC thigh high boots. She placed a pistachio on a chair and cracked the nut...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Not Upheld
PropertyWikia.com t/a PropertyWikia (part of the RMV Group)
A number of claims on a property website offering a business opportunity on its 'Affiliates' page, seen in September 2011.
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Radio Taxis Group Ltd
A website for a taxi company stated "World's first Carbon Neutral taxi company - taxis that don't cost the earth!" Under the heading "Carbon reduction and offset strategy" it...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld in part
Skinboost
Claims on skinboost.co.uk, for a cosmetic skincare practitioner, viewed on 19 October 2011, was headed "Skinboost Prescriptive Injectables and Evidence Based Skin Care". Text on the Line...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Sony Pictures Releasing UK
A TV ad for the film 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' (Cert 18), seen December 2011, showed fast edited scenes which included a fight between two people on an escalator, a man being shot at in the...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Not Upheld
Superdrug Stores plc
A radio ad and claims on a website for Superdrug Stores plc.a. A female voiceover, for the radio ad, stated "... I got three for two on all cosmetics at Superdrug. That includes Rimmel, Max...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
The Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd t/a Richmond Theatre
A poster, for a stage production of Calendar Girls, stated "JENNIFER ELLISON is Miss July" and featured a photograph of the actress who was shown naked and seated at a piano. She had her...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Not Upheld
Toyota (GB) PLC
A national press ad for a car manufacturer featured two images of Toyota vehicles, one below the other. The top image was a Toyota in snowy conditions accompanied with the text, "From the...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Not Upheld
Triangle Taxis
Claims on triangletaxis.com, for a taxi company, viewed in December 2011, on the page headed "About Us", stated "Triangle Taxis We have more than 10 years [sic] experience. All our...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Ultralase Ltd
A brochure, for Ultralase laser eye surgery, distributed in October 2010 made a number of claims about the service they offered.
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld
Versatile Insurance Professionals Ltd t/a Aaduki Multimedia Insurance
A magazine ad for photography insurance, seen in October 2011, featured three men, each wearing a different style of underwear. The man at the front was topless and wearing a pair of tight blue...
Date:
22 February 2012
Decision:
Upheld