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British car dealership forced to apologise for its own name after watchdog finds it would 'cause serious racial offence'
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British car dealership forced to apologise for its own name after watchdog finds it would 'cause serious racial offence'
A family-run car dealership has been forced to apologise for its own name after the advertising watchdog found it was likely to cause "serious racial offence".
Car import firm Jap Car South said sorry to "any members of the public" who were offended by the use of "Jap" in the firm's name.
A single complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) determined the car importer's name included a harmful and offens…
23 Sept, 02:45