Watchdog upholds complaint over 'misleading' Waterford council waste disposal ad

Watchdog upholds complaint over 'misleading' Waterford council waste disposal ad

A complaint against Waterford County Council (pictured) was also upheld, after it was found that its advertisement on the cost of waste disposal was “misleading”. File photo: Denis Minihane

An advertisement which showed a man with an older car being laughed at by peers suggested it was “acceptable to apparently undermine someone based on their possessions”, the advertising watchdog has ruled.

The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) upheld a complaint against Hertz Car Sales Blarney.

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