All Articles in Misleading advertising

A regional radio ad for Thames Water offered an amnesty to all users who had for fair reasons or foul been enjoying water supplies without receiving any bills. Years of…

Shearings Holidays advertised three day “All-inclusive breaks” but it turned out this only applied if you normally took lunch once every three days. A punter complained to the ASA but…

“We can deliver at a time slot that’s right for you” said an Argos TV ad. Did this mean they could deliver at any time specified by the customer or…

A Tesco fresh bread press ad was headlined “Baked from scratch in our in store bakery.” The Real Bread Campaign complained to the ASA that only 480 Tesco stores did…

PhonepayPlus (PPP) has enforced a £100,000 fine and other sanctions against a scratch card competition service which had misleading links to a further subscription service. Omar Bucchioni explains what was…

Twenty one viewers of an ad for DFS sofas were struck by the considerable size of the comfy merchandise when superimposed on footage of members of the “Nickelback” band and…

A very interesting ASA decision on a solar panels and ‘best’ claims in ads. Omar Bucchioni delivers “renewable” information on the recent ASA adjudication.   Topic: Misleading advertising Who: ASA…