British expats person slammed a UK slope supplier aft being charged astir £6 to instrumentality retired their ain currency astatine a Spanish hotspot.
Santander has been accused of charging Brits successful Benidorm a hefty magnitude astatine their cashpoints and banks. One antheral said helium was near gobsmacked aft helium was forced to wage the interest to usage the ATM at a Santander. The furious expat attempted to retreat the lowest magnitude of €50 ( £41.75 ), but said an alert popped up connected the machine.
According to the Brit, the connection requested an further €7 ( £5.74) for taking retired money. It said: "The bank owner 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 slammed the "outrageous" determination and branded it "daylight robbery".
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Jam Press)Speaking astir his daze discovery, helium 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 usage and those that bash complaint lone utilized to outgo an other quid oregon so. But this is daylight robbery."
However, this isn't the lone occupation expats and tourists person endured successful Benidorm, arsenic a question of transgression has deed the sunny destination. A man, called benidorm_grumet connected TikTok, precocious warned radical astir suspected pickpockets. In the clip, helium shared that "vulnerable" radical are progressively being targeted successful the area, reports Express.
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Getty Images)He urged everyone to beryllium "very careful" erstwhile visiting definite parts of the area. He explained that immoderate places are much "dodgy" than others. The holidaymaker further warned that phones are peculiarly being targeted. In response, 1 idiosyncratic said: "I don't privation to spell now."
Another wrote: "I'm coming retired time and staying distant from the strip. Old municipality and different broadside I'm staying." A 3rd idiosyncratic said: "I got chased by 2 muggers portion walking backmost to my edifice connected my ain 1 nighttime there." However, idiosyncratic other explained they inactive consciousness harmless erstwhile visiting the Spanish hotspot.
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Jam Press)They said: "I consciousness safer walking astir Benidorm astatine night, erstwhile drunk, than I bash erstwhile walking astir Dublin metropolis during the time erstwhile I'm sober. The hatred comes from those who've ne'er been to Benidorm." Another idiosyncratic agreed the destination is inactive harmless to sojourn and said: "Been a mates of weeks ago. Was perfectly nary occupation for us." Lastly, a idiosyncratic commented: "I stayed other Tiki Beach. No issues astatine all."
Santander has been contacted for comment.