UK businesses searched in car finance nuisance marketing probe
( July 30, 2026, 11:58 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Multiple premises linked to five companies in the UK have been raided as part of a crackdown on unwanted calls, texts and emails about car finance claims, the data protection regulator said in a press release on Thursday. The Information Commissioner's Office, or ICO, said it had received more than 12 million complaints about nuisance marketing since last September and is working with other regulators to tackle "poor handling" of claims connected to the recent motor finance mis-selling scandal. The ICO is investigating the five companies for potential breaches of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, or PECR.Press release attached. ...
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