Police and the Information Commissioner's Office have executed search warrants in Swansea and across the UK as it cracks down on suspected nuisance marketing linked to car finance mis-selling claims as part of the joint regulatory taskforce. More than 12 million complaints about nuisance marketing text messages have been submitted by the public since … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: On the road and in the news
With the motoring media world in lockdown, the supply of new models and new model test driving events are all cancelled so instead of road test reviews we are keeping the wheels turning by covering some news items you might just have missed, says David Miles. Adversity is driving innovation at Skoda Virtual showrooms in the car sales industry is not a new … [Read more...]
Poetry in motion angers ASA
A line from a 71-year-old poem by Dylan Thomas has been condemned by the Advertising Standards Authority as encouraging motorists to drive in an aggressive manner. The line “rage against the dying of the light” from the Welsh poet’s 1947 work “Do no go gentle into that good night” was used in a Ford Mustang advert which led to complaints to the … [Read more...]
