nerd opened this issue on Jan 25, 2002 ยท 5 posts
STORM3 posted Fri, 25 January 2002 at 4:11 AM
My commiseration's Nerd. I have seen so many posts similar to this in recent times that I begin to wonder if any of these companies tell the truth. What I don't understand is that this "false advertising" is not regulated and penalised where you are. In Ireland if a company gives out false, misleading or untrue information, or if the information is packaged in such a way as to create a false or misleading impression among consumers (i.e. the truth hidden in the small print), the company can be reported to our Advertising Standards Authority and Consumer Affairs Regulator. The ASA and CAR can prosecute and fine the company if the complaint is upheld. Apart from the financial penalties, the bad publicity surrounding such cases is usually enough to deter most companies from hoodwinking consumers. Sometimes, if they operate under licence, that can be withdrawn as part of the penalty, putting them out of business. Not a bad system and complaining does not cost anything. Regards STORM