100 firms reported to advertising watchdog over delivery charges

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Jul 2018, 15:19 BST

Updated 27th Jul 2018, 15:22 BST

A campaign to crack down on the expensive charges imposed to deliver items to rural Scotland has been stepped up with another 100 companies reported to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

A dossier giving details of firms who advertise free or low cost deliveries which then rocket with the imposition of “unfair” surcharges has been handed to the ASA.

The dossier is the second to be compiled by SNP MSP Richard Lochhead, who has been running a long-standing Fair Delivery Charges campaign.