When you have just arrived at your destination , in this case Alicante ,and you are tired and it is late and dark , the last thing that you want to happen is a theft .This is what happened to a British couple when they arrived at El Altet last week .They went off to pick up their rental car and couldn’t open it with the remote , so had to open the boot with the key .It was very dark and the car was at the far end of the carpark .It all sounds like a set up .Whilst the wife was waiting with the luggage , along comes a man and takes all of the luggage and drives off .The luggage contained everything , money , house keys , passports , you name it and it was in those cases .This is a devastating thing to happen and sadly it is happening more and more frequently .People are being followed to their holiday destination and being robbed as they get out of their cars .
The British couple say that the Spanish police were wonderful but feel that the British Embassy was less than helpful .When you are in such a plight and you need help the last thing you want when you ring the Embassy is an answering machine .
It has to be said that you need all of your wits about you when you arrive at an airport .There is a lot of information available but rule number one is not to pack all your valuables , money and documents in your luggage .
