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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:03 pm 
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IllicitEncounters.co.uk London Black Cab Ads Banned
Black cabs show a moral side: ad campaign for dating website that helps married people arrange extramarital affairs 'unsuitable' for London's taxi fleet


12th July 2009

London's black cabs have an unexpected moral side – a "married dating website" which aims to help people arrange extra-marital affairs has been banned from advertising on them.

The UK Public Carriage Office, the body which regulates advertising on vehicles in Britain, has deemed the ad for IllicitEncounters.co.uk "unsuitable" for display.

The site had planned a large campaign, with posters appearing on cabs across the capital.

It had intended to use the tagline: "If you're happy in your marriage, tell your spouse. If you're not, tell someone else's."

Sara Hartley, spokeswoman for IllicitEncounters.co.uk, said: "We know there are still thousands of men and women out there who would benefit from our services.

"However, many advertisers have banned our adverts, as they are normally classed as 'adult'.

"The site itself does not carry any mature content, but because of the nature of service, we are often banned from advertising in public areas."

A similar site, AshleyMadison.com, which tried to link cheating spouses with each other in the US, ran into similar problems last year.

Billboards for the Toronto-based firm bearing the slogan "Life is short. Have an affair" were attacked by religious groups, leading to some being taken down under pressure.

IllicitEncounters.co.uk has 330,000 members in the UK and has plans to expand internationally.

Source; thelondonpaper.com

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I wonder if this company is trading in countries such as Saudi Arabia & Yemen?

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a "married dating website" which aims to help people arrange extra-marital affairs


Ffs is there nothing sacred from the money makers of the internet :shock: :shock: Whilst I understand that these things have been going on since forever is there really any need to aid people to cheat on their partners :roll:

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:31 am 
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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
"If you're happy in your marriage, tell your spouse. If you're not, tell someone else's."



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I wonder how many people have been matched up with their own spouse? :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:34 pm 
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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
The UK Public Carriage Office, the body which regulates advertising on vehicles in Britain


I didn't know that... :wink:


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