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October 2020
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0303-20 Alice Mechanical Solutions
This radio advertisement is features a man unsuccessfully trying to start his car.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive Radio 07/10/2020
January 2015
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0557-14 Ultra Tune Australia
I visited the Ultra Tune website to determine where my closest store is located. Once there, an advertisement popped up to saying "We do things strictly by the book. Talk to us about Manufacturer's Handbook Service to keep your warranty intact." Then a clickable button to find the closest Ultra Tune, or the option to close the advertisement.
Dismissed Automotive Internet 14/01/2015
July 2016
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0289-16 Ultra Tune Australia
This is in relation to two ads. I have just watched the second of two sexist ads tonight on network nine. This first ad two women in a car drive of a cliff and are rescued by Ultratune men in a helicopter - the last screen finishes with a shot of the women look up to the men in a gratuitous cleavage shot. The second ad are two women again depicting a 'dumb' stereotype accidentally getting soaked going through a car wash with the top down.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 13/07/2016
September 2019
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0260-19 Ultra Tune Australia
This YouTube advertisement features four women in a pink convertible driving off a pier and being rescued by Charlie Sheen.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Automotive Internet - Social - Other 11/09/2019
February 2017
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0029-17 Super Cheap Auto Pty Ltd
4X4 vehicles are air lifted onto a beach similar to the Gold Coast. They speed up the beach ripping up the sand. They then steer towards a security area and ignore the security guard who attempts to raise a safety barrier The guard has to dive out of the way as the 4x4 s smash their way into the property.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 08/02/2017
0042-17 Ultra Tune Australia
2 young women perceived as helpless wearing next to nothing and acting like bimbos driving a car.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 08/02/2017
May 2019
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0089-19 Touch Up Guys
A current ad 'The touch up guys" with the catch line...'Just don't let anyone touch you up' is for car repairs
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 08/05/2019
July 2019
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0234-19 Isuzu Ute Australia Pty Ltd
This television advertisement features a blue Isuzu D-Max Ute being taken into the bush/hills by a family with a border collie pet dog.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 24/07/2019
0224-19 Global Shop Direct
This television advertisement is for a product which is designed to fix phone onto car dash.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Pay 24/07/2019
March 2020
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0087-20 Darra Tyres
This internet advertisement depicts a woman in black lingerie posed between two tyres, with her hands on one and her feet on the other. Text states "Our performance RUBBERS *Carriage not included". The impression of the advertisement is that the woman is the body of a motorbike.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive Internet 11/03/2020
0083-20 Lifestyles Hi-Way Carwash
This billboard advertisement features the name of the business, along with a cartoon image of a woman cleaning a car. The woman is wearing a whit crop top and denim shorts and is bending over to get cleaning supplies from a bucket.
Dismissed Automotive Billboard 11/03/2020
September 2020
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0253-20 Harrigan Motor Group
This television advertisement depicts a man dressed in female clothing (a pink skirt suit and red hair wig) shopping for a vehicle. The car salesman repeatedly suggests that she may be interested in a Ranger and she dismisses him several times, however eventually drives away in a Ranger.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 09/09/2020
July 2014
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0276-14 My Plates
Www.manproof. Com.au. Man picking nose and wipes it on car door.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 23/07/2014
February 2018
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0051-18 BP Australia Pty Ltd
Using a mobile phone at a petrol station which some idiots will take for granted and use it for other stuff and blow them up
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 21/02/2018
March 2014
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0067-14 Bomaderry Tyres
They are advertising different types of tyres they are selling. The advertisement is on 94.9 pm Nowra radio station. Bomaderry.
Dismissed Automotive Radio 12/03/2014
November 2013
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0404-13 Everlast Trading
A fax was sent to my office advertising Truck Tarps and new website - Visit our new website for a chance to win trip to Las Vegas.Everlast Australia Wide Truck TarpsPH 1300795112PO Box 7231 Mount Annan NSW 2567
Dismissed Automotive Print 27/11/2013
November 2018
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0477-18 New Age Caravans
The large advertisement is across the entire bottom third of the page (I think it was Page 9, 11 or 13, right-hand side fairly close to the front); showing a large photo of a New Age Caravan Wayfinder camper parked (with no car attached) across two lanes of a country road, over double yellow lines. The heading is Escape The Ordinary.
Dismissed Automotive Print 14/11/2018
May 2014
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0160-14 World Mark Motor One
30 second radio commercial with police siren in advert all the time.
Dismissed Automotive Radio 14/05/2014
February 2018
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0029-18 Ultra Tune Australia
Advertising ultra tune services for when people have car accidents/ breakdowns. 3 women in car who crash into a tiger then mike Tyson comes along to help.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Pay 07/02/2018
April 2014
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0125-14 Tyres4U
Starring Vince Sorrenti ad claims to find the right tyres for your car
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive 23/04/2014
0131-14 My Plates
It's about a Ferrari with plain number plates and the car is speaking to us about his owner being a shocky accountant, pimp and a drug dealer. The car is speaking in an Italian actsent
Dismissed Automotive 23/04/2014
April 2017
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0154-17 Ultra Tune Australia
Two young women in a convertible car broken down and burning & exploding. The ladies are eventually approached by a car technician to see if they needed help (the problem was caused by an exhaust pipe falling off and igniting fuel
Dismissed Automotive TV - Pay 12/04/2017
August 2014
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0330-14 My Plates
The advertisement features a courier ringing the doorbell of a house with a delivery for a woman named Tanya. The man who answers the door denies that this woman is at this house. The courier insists. Tanya then comes to the door, and excitedly reaches for the parcel. While she opens it, the man shakes his head and looks desperate. Tanya pulls out a bright pink numberplate. The logo is "manproof your car".
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
October 2019
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0338-19 13cabs
This TV on Demand advertisement features a man wearing lycra walking into his garage and putting on a helmet. He sighs and readjusts his shorts. He then takes off his helmet and walks back into the house. The words '13cabs, official travel partner of CBF'd' appear on screen.
Dismissed Automotive TV - On Demand 23/10/2019
May 2014
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0192-14 Valvoline (Aust) Pty Ltd
A young man driving a car
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Pay 28/05/2014
January 2018
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0572-17 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
During this add it show a couple in the back seat of a car as the female straddles the male which is inappropriate !
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
July 2018
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0289-18 Ultra Tune Australia
Two women sitting in a car that gets trapped at railway crossing.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
August 2018
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0366-18 Ultra Tune Australia
'Unexpected Situation no. 6 - Mike Tyson'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN62pRE8rYU
Dismissed Automotive Internet - Social - Other 22/08/2018
March 2018
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0092-18 Brake & Auto parts Mackay
Throughout the ad, the word [email protected]#k is used 3 times and although it is bleeped over, it is blatantly obvious what the person is saying.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive Radio 21/03/2018
October 2015
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0425-15 Metropolitan Motorcycle Spares
Online ad http://www.motorcyclewreckers.com/: depicts a motorcycle in the background and in prominence in the foreground a lady dressed in lingerie with back arched face up, reclined; speech bubble from her mouth stating the business dispatches in 48 hours.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Automotive Internet 28/10/2015
0424-15 Metropolitan Motorcycle Spares
Print ad - cycle torque: It is an ad advertising a motorcycle wreckers and the parts they sell. The main headline says bringing things back together for over 30 years. It depicts damaged motorcycle on the left and on the right 2 women in lingerie/swimsuit lying down horizontally embracing one on top of the other both looking seductively at the camera.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Automotive Print 28/10/2015
March 2017
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0105-17 Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (SA)
VEGAN.... becomes .... BACON
Dismissed Automotive Billboard 08/03/2017
July 2019
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0198-19 Hankook Tyres
A motor vehicle is seen clearly speeding and cornering recklessly and doing a protracted wheel spin.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Pay 10/07/2019
March 2017
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0126-17 Sunco Motors
Car dealerships advertising using a white man dressing up and mocking a Chinese man.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 22/03/2017
October 2018
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0462-18 Jackson Motor Company
Separate scences showing a young man and a man driving different vehicles by themselves at different locations (city, country).
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 24/10/2018
0470-18 Repco Ltd
Advert shows someone sniffing oil fumes to guess the oil, penrite.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 24/10/2018
April 2015
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0145-15 AAMI
AAMI safe driving app commercial set in an office. One man keeps showing his high safe driving rating to friend at the office in various comical situations. Commercial ends with man's car running out of petrol in the car park.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 29/04/2015
May 2017
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0203-17 Ultra Tune Australia
The ad included a group of males approaching two females who had car issues at night time. Then, Jean Claude Van Damme appears and 'saves the day'
Dismissed Automotive TV - Pay 24/05/2017
June 2018
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0273-18 Payless Tyres
It is a billboard which states the direction and distance of Payless Tyres.
Dismissed Automotive Outdoor 20/06/2018
September 2018
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0393-18 Motorcycle Service Centre
A mobile billboard on the rear of a bus, promoting a motorcycle servicing and roadworthy centre.
Dismissed Automotive Transport 12/09/2018
July 2017
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0313-17 Century Batteries
TV Commercial on WIN [12.35pm] that I feel warrants urgent advice to WIN and Century battteries.Basically shows a 4WD with boat trailer attached, parked on the wrong side of a rural road, [would expect to be 100kph speeed limit] doing a jump start to a sedan, then rapidly pulling back across the road and continuing journey.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
February 2016
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0022-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Short ad for current specials. 2 women in black rubber suits play with tennis rackets and balls while tyre brands and prices flash up on screen.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 10/02/2016
August 2017
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0352-17 Tuff Muff Exhausts
A group of men chanting "No muff too tuff" before a voice over sayings they repair mufflers
Dismissed Automotive Radio 09/08/2017
May 2016
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0176-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Two women dressed quite provocatively in a car while it breaks down on train tracks.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Pay 11/05/2016
0175-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Add shows two women in a car that has broken down on a railway level crossing suggesting that if there car had been serviced by Ultratune this would not have happened.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Free to Air 11/05/2016
August 2015
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0303-15 BP Australia Pty Ltd
It's a BP Fuel TV advertisement.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
April 2016
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0145-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Two women in a sports car are apparently so stupid they follow phone maps to drive their car off a cliff. Their car explodes and ultra-tune employees rescue them in a helicopter.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Pay 13/04/2016
September 2013
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0316-13 Metropolitan Motorcycle Spares
Advertisement banner says Australia's Largest Wreckers (in red)Photo of motorcycle with almost naked woman lying on the ground in front of it in a pose suggesting she is inviting sexual advances.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Automotive Print 11/09/2013
November 2019
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0388-19 Bayswater Car Rental Pty Ltd
This radio advertisement is for No Bird Car Rental.
Dismissed Automotive Radio 27/11/2019
November 2014
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0500-14 RAC of WA (Incorporated)
There are a group of catholic nuns stuck on the road side who don't want help. Then there is a group of catholic nuns in lingerie who want help.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 26/11/2014

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