"Highway robbers hitting tourists in Spain: Crime gangs targeting hire cars and British number plates

Thieves typically trick their victims with loud noises, apparent accidents, or supposed vehicle problems

Foreign Office has warned British-registered cars are 'an easy target' for motorway thieves

Gang hotspot is the AP7 motorway between the French border and the Alicante region in southern Spain"

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