“Brittish” Gas mocked for spelling mistake
BOSSES at one of the UK’s biggest power firms have been left red-faced after a spelling mistake appeared on one of their vans.
A British Gas vehicle was spotted with the name of the country they serve written as “Brittish”.
The company livery included the mistake in a web address emblazoned on the rear of the Volkswagen van.
The web address contained a spelling mistake
The embarrassing mistake is believed to have been spotted in Newcastle and was highlighted by a bemused Twitter user.
@MrSteveDrayton wrote: “Looking after our spelling, thanks British Gas #plonkers” before adding a photo of the mistake.
The company is now fixing the error before putting the vehicle back on the road.
A representative of the company tweeted: “@MrSteveDrayton Thank you for tweeting a picture of our van – oops! We’re getting it fixed now. Appreciate the tip off. Have a good weekend.”
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Posted by Kirsty Topping
on Apr 24 2012. Filed under UK & World.
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