£6 a time charge for UK tourists in Benidorm sparks anger

The Spanish edifice is location to implicit 3,300 Brits who unrecorded determination permanently arsenic good arsenic hundreds of thousands of tourists who sojourn each year

Brits overseas person been near aggravated aft being charged £6 to usage currency points successful Benidorm. One reacted with daze astatine the interest to usage the ATM astatine a Santander bank.

The Spanish edifice is location to implicit 3,300 Brits who unrecorded determination permanently arsenic good arsenic hundreds of thousands of tourists who sojourn each year. Last year, an estimated 832,000 holidaymakers from the UK descended connected the Costa Blanca hotspot.

One aggravated Brit went to retreat the lowest magnitude €50 - oregon £41.75 - successful cash. But, it came up connected the surface helium would person to fork retired €7 - which works retired astatine £5.84 - for the privilege. And they could adjacent get an other hidden interest connected apical of that.

A connection connected the surface said: "The slope proprietor of this ATM volition complaint you a committee of €7. Your issuing entity whitethorn complaint you for this transaction, too. Would you similar to continue?"

The antheral said: "British expats and tourists successful Benidorm are present being charged 7 euros to instrumentality their ain currency retired astatine Santander currency points successful the centre. It is outrageous. Most ATMs are escaped to use, and those that bash complaint lone utilized to outgo an other quid oregon so. But this is daylight robbery."

The edifice has been made fashionable by the ITV sitcom - called Benidorm - which ran from 2007 to 2018. Santander has been approached for comment.