Annoying television adverts...

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In the "I've submitted my claim" TV advert, is this the same legal matter that the Supreme Court is due to give their ruling upon?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

In the "I've submitted my claim" TV advert, is this the same legal matter that the Supreme Court is due to give their ruling upon?

Quite possibly. Presumably by "submitting your claim" you'd be agreeing to handover a percentage of anything received to the claims firm. P.S. Hasn't the legal action effectively now failed?

 

[styles]

In the "I've submitted my claim" TV advert, is this the same legal matter that the Supreme Court is due to give their ruling upon?

They have literally in the past few minutes ruled on it:

Millions denied car finance compensation payouts after Supreme Court ruling - live updates

In a partial win for lenders, the court rules they're not liable for hidden commission payments in car finance schemes.

www.bbc.co.uk

The UK Supreme Court rules that lenders won't have to pay compensation to millions of motorists over car finance loans

The court sided with finance companies in two out of three test cases focusing on commission payments made by banks and other credit providers to car dealers - here's a quick explainer

These cases focused on whether or not the dealers had a duty to act in the interests of the car buyers when selling a car on finance

The ruling is likely to reduce the scope for very large scale claims for compensation from millions of motorists, Theo Leggett writes

The Treasury says it recognises "the issues this court case has highlighted" and it is working with regulators and the industry "to understand the impact for both firms and consumers"

 

[JamesT]

Quite possibly. Presumably by "submitting your claim" you'd be agreeing to handover a percentage of anything received to the claims firm. P.S. Hasn't the legal action effectively now failed?

Yes, the claims firms don't work for free.
As per the BBC article posted by @styles, they've upheld one of the cases and haven't yet ruled on part of it. So there is still some potential compensation if you have the right sort of claim.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

As per the BBC article posted by @styles, they've upheld one of the cases and haven't yet ruled on part of it. So there is still some potential compensation if you have the right sort of claim.

I wonder how much the particular TV advert that I made reference has cost the company in question. Incidentally, how long will it take that company to fully prepare the claim applications of each person who approached them?

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Yes, the claims firms don't work for free.

About five years ago, we were approached by a genealogy company with regards to asset payments from a deceased relative and they quoted a figure of 35% fees charges.

 

[styles]

I wonder how much the particular TV advert that I made reference has cost the company in question. Incidentally, how long will it take that company to fully prepare the claim applications of each person who approached them?

I haven't seen it I don't think. Is it a pay up front scheme, or no-win-no-fee?

If the latter, doesn't really matter as they'll just say there's no merit, but it's ok you've not been charged.

If the former, they might have a clause for just issuing a refund.

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I wonder how much the particular TV advert that I made reference has cost the company in question. Incidentally, how long will it take that company to fully prepare the claim applications of each person who approached them?

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About five years ago, we were approached by a genealogy company with regards to asset payments from a deceased relative and they quoted a figure of 35% fees charges.

There's services for all sorts of things which take ridiculous cuts. There was one I saw a few months back for doing your car's VED, a process which takes like 5 minutes for free on gov.uk. The only useful feature I clocked was storing your V5C document numbers but an email to yourself, contact in your phone, note on a notes app etc should be achievable for most people.

 

[IanD]

I find the Buffet Boy advert by NuMan quite disturbing. I think they should stick to erectile dysfunction.

 

[John Webb]

I find the current Lucozade adverts - well, the so-called 'singing' in them - really irksome.

 

[Ashley Hill]

I find the current Lucozade adverts - well, the so-called 'singing' in them - really irksome.

Yes I had a winge about those a few months ago. Rock off, Cherry Hill etc….
The current AA ones are juvenile too. Just after getting over the inept bank robbers, we’re now dealing with vampires.

 

[John Webb]

Yes I had a winge about those a few months ago. Rock off, Cherry Hill etc….

Missed that. Did look back over a few pages but didn't see your previous mention.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Missed that. Did look back over a few pages but didn't see your previous mention.

When I grew up Lucozade was something you drank when you were poorly.

 

[Mr. SW]

When I grew up Lucozade was something you drank when you were poorly.

And wrapped in orange cellophane.
Ribena only appeared when someone was sick, too.

 

[Merle Haggard]

When I grew up Lucozade was something you drank when you were poorly.

I'm not sure that doctors actually ever told people to drink carbonated sugar solution when they were ill (I think they might have done) , but, because I was skinny as a child, the doctor certainly told my parents to feed me a pint of gold top* milk every day.
Strangely having consumed both I'm still skinny....

*Gold Top was the milk with a very high cream content. Remember when milk came in glass bottles with a layer of cream at the top?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I'm not sure that doctors actually ever told people to drink carbonated sugar solution when they were ill (I think they might have done) , but, because I was skinny as a child, the doctor certainly told my parents to feed me a pint of gold top* milk every day.
Strangely having consumed both I'm still skinny....

*Gold Top was the milk with a very high cream content. Remember when milk came in glass bottles with a layer of cream at the top?

When we were married in 1975, the nearby farmer used to sell brucellosis-free milk and had a thriving private milk round.

 

[Harpo]

Can’t stand the Trivago advert and the guy with the comedy teeth that look like he’s gagging on a lightbulb. So bizarre.

 

[swt_passenger]

*Gold Top was the milk with a very high cream content. Remember when milk came in glass bottles with a layer of cream at the top?

I just couldn’t drink any milk with cream at the top as a child. I probably still can’t, I’ve never really tried. Went right through primary school ignoring the daily milk issue.

 

[lyndhurst25]

The public information advert about the analogue phone line phase out, starring a little old lady with a mobility scooter and personal alarm. She keeps on telling you to contact “the landline provider” without any further information about what that actually is. Does she mean the GPO or something? After all, they were the nice people who put it in. I think that she means “YOUR telephone landline company”, and they should give some examples.

 

[AM9]

Can’t stand the Trivago advert and the guy with the comedy teeth that look like he’s gagging on a lightbulb. So bizarre.

It's good that you've noticed and remembered the product/service that Trivago provides. So that ad was successful!

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The public information advert about the analogue phone line phase out, starring a little old lady with a mobility scooter and personal alarm. She keeps on telling you to contact “the landline provider” without any further information about what that actually is. Does she mean the GPO or something? After all, they were the nice people who put it in. I think that she means “YOUR telephone landline company”, and they should give some examples.

GPO hasn't existed for 60 years. Most people know who bills them for their landline service so it's not unreasonable to use that description. The actual landline provider is Openreach of course* but they are contracted to the servce providers and do not have a private sunscriber interface.
Given the ad is focused on older more established subscribers, the term is quite appropriate.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I was just wondering if the Confused.com series of TV adverts where a human is suddenly turned into an *inflateable" by the sound of a human voice and then returned back to human form when a human voice is heard is based upon tales from medieval times in Europe.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Can’t stand the Trivago advert and the guy with the comedy teeth that look like he’s gagging on a lightbulb. So bizarre.

Former Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp, who must obviously be short of a few bob and finding it hard to make ends meet, now that he's no longer gainfully employed at Anfield at the weekend.

 

[Harpo]

It's good that you've noticed and remembered the product/service that Trivago provides. So that ad was successful!

No! The opposite - I know the name, which will forever mean ‘strange teeth man’, but not what they do.

 

[AM9]

No! The opposite - I know the name, which will forever mean ‘strange teeth man’, but not what they do.

The purpose of the ad is to trigger peoples subconcious memory with the name 'Trivago', which has already happened, witness your post #1665. Maybe you are one of the few who never need to book a hotel and aren't prepared to accept rack rates. Otherwise when you do, the name 'Trivago' is likely to appear and trigger your memory.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In the Vintage Cash Cow adverts, have plain clothes and uniformed police officers had to attend the scene of a break-in at the Vintage Cash Cow premises?

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The purpose of the ad is to trigger peoples subconcious memory with the name 'Trivago', which has already happened, witness your post #1665. Maybe you are one of the few who never need to book a hotel and aren't prepared to accept rack rates. Otherwise when you do, the name 'Trivago' is likely to appear and trigger your memory.

Are there a number of similar companies around who do exactly the same as Trivago, but don't advertise as frequently?

 

[AM9]

Are there a number of similar companies around who do exactly the same as Trivago, but don't advertise as frequently?

Yes, but if people don't know of them they are less likely to get business from other than those who are already familiar with them. Business is all about being visible to potential new customers. The association with the message of ads is crafted by expert pschologists and behaviour analysts, so the actual impact is somewhat diffuse.
Many of the ads that are irritating persist for years because the clients get the positive business benefit that they pay for, despite rants and whinges from those who see the ads.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Yes, but if people don't know of them they are less likely to get business from other than those who are already familiar with them. Business is all about being visible to potential new customers. The association with the message of ads is crafted by expert pschologists and behaviour analysts, so the actual impact is somewhat diffuse.
Many of the ads that are irritating persist for years because the clients get the positive business benefit that they pay for, despite rants and whinges from those who see the ads.

What are "pscologists" ?

 

[Welly]

What are "pscologists" ?

Typo for psychologists

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

How strict is the Advertising Standards Authority in ensuring its guidelines are followed? I believe that recently they censured a company for having unhealthily thin model pictures.

 

[AM9]

Typo for psychologists

Thanks, - I didn't think it was that difficult to need help but a typo's a typo.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Have just watched what is called a Hubbub advert for a BMW 13 electric car that is supposedly driven from London to Totnes and back. The “yay we’ve arrived in Totnes” moment is in no part of Totnes that I know. Clearly they are liars.

 

[AM9]

Have just watched what is called a Hubbub advert for a BMW 13 electric car that is supposedly driven from London to Totnes and back. The “yay we’ve arrived in Totnes” moment is in no part of Totnes that I know. Clearly they are liars.

Or you don't know Totnes as well as you think you do ...
also, isn't it a BMW i3?