An advert has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that claimed British Gas would make same day appointments over Christmas.
The ASA said the advert was “likely to mislead” viewers over the service offered.
The ad breached CAP (Broadcast) TV Advertising Code rules 5.1.1, 5.1.2 (Misleading advertising) 5.2.1 (Misleading advertising – evidence) and 5.2.2 (Misleading advertising – implications).
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Ever wake in the middle of the night in January and see your breath hovering above your bed? If you have you are in serious trouble, especially if your wife wakes up and wants you to “fix it now!” So you hop around in your bare feet on the ice cold floor and finally find your slippers, go to the furnace room and now what do you do? That is one complicated piece of machinery! Chances are when you finally give up and call a repair man the next day the first thing they will tell you is “Oh, I wish you hadn’t messed with that. That’ll cost a pretty penny to get fixed” Then they present with a bill to rival any hospital stay.
By Oedipusphinx
There is an easy way to avoid the headache. Take out an insurance policy covering your home’s central heating system. These policies are offered by a number of different companies and even some manufacturers of home heating systems. They can be paid for monthly or annually just like any other insurance policy. The best part of this service is the fact that when the scenario just described happens, you pick up the phone and call the service company and they come fix it without giving you bill you’ll still be trying to figure out how to pay in July. Some policies will even include an annual inspection free of charge which is a good idea before the weather turns cold.
These policies can also be customized to cover any and all parts of your home heating systems including water heaters. This is especially nice if you live in a house with three women like I do. When the hot water is missing females can sometimes be a bit testy. Same scenario as with the furnace except now they can’t take a shower or wash their hair! You have a choice, either run to the hills and hide or pay another wonderfully expensive repair bill.
We have coverage for almost everything bad that can happen in life now. Death, disability, car wrecks, wind, hail, fire, theft, there are even insurance policies to cover our pets. Central heating coverage may seem trivial, unnecessary, and a waste of money. See if you still feel that way when you’re hunting for slippers at 2 in the morning!
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