RAILSCOT | 'Public' Great Western Railway poster ruled misleading [BBC News]

'Public' Great Western Railway poster ruled misleading [BBC News]

Date: 30/03/2016

A railway operator has been told not to mislead people by suggesting it is publicly owned in its advertising.
A poster produced by Great Western Railway (GWR) stated that ^the railway belongs to the region it serves^.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled this was misleading because it was likely to make people think it was owned by the public.
A GWR spokesman said the firm was ^disappointed^ by the ruling but apologised if the advert was not clear.

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A railway operator is told not to mislead people by suggesting it is publicly owned in its advertising.

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