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Initially aimed at criminals and those with something to have run away from the suggested spot checks in popular Brit watering holes should keep more than a few afraid and awake at night, 500 can only represent the tip of a very big iceberg!

https://global247news.com/2021/03/09/spain-expects-to-deport-in-excess-of-500-brits-from-the-costa-del-sol-costa-blanca/

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Yes, I saw that article - good news no? Get rid of the scammers and criminals.

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And send them back home ? NO, KEEP THEM IN ESPANA !

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They will probally cross into portugal and join our overstayers on the algarve who think they are untouchable

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The best thing about this is that these people brought it on themselves. No-one forced them to live illegally. Going the legal route used to be easy in comparison with how it is nowadays. No sympathy from me.

Rosemary

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I knew several people on the urbanisation we lived on who were 'under the radar' they were still paying taxes in the UK, still registered with their GP and still getting their prescriptions from the UK. Their comments were that, well it doesn't matter, we're not hurting anyone. The people whose house we bought, moved to France, but didn't do it fully legally, so we had all sorts of problems when we went to sign on the padron, and had the police visiting to check the other people were not living there. We did register on the padron and get residencia, cost us €6000 when we sold, we had no proof they had paid the property taxes when they bought, we did manage to trace them and gave details to the gestor who was dealing for us. No idea whether he got the money back from the banks as he disappeared with no forwarding address a few months later. We assume he got the money and appropriated it for his own use.

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Such people believe they are not harming anyone yet often sit complaining about the plight of illegal immigrants flooding the UK and using the services "we Brits" have paid for. Ignoring the fact that for them it's "pot kettle black". When they are found out they will of course use that non legal defence " We are just pensioners we didn't know the rules" yeh right.

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I'm sure we all know at least one or a few, I know I do.

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It seems like this will be a joint operation with the British police working with the Spanish. They probably know who they are where they live already. It’s worked in favour for the UK as they have been easier able to drive out the Albanian Mafia that run the drug trade in UK. Also the the Lithuanians that were heavily involved with drug importation in the UK.

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I can’t see the Spanish going that gung ho on potential British overstayers expecially when Costa del sol is home to the Russian mafia , the Algerian and morrocan mafia and some of the most powerful gypsy families in Europe.it actually quite laughable when you compare the traditional British crook on the run in comparison lol.

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That would make it more likely that they'll go after a British pensioner illegal immigrant. They'll be an easy target and a quick tick in the box, unlike a mafia member. :lol:

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Sorry but what do you think these “traditional British crooks” are, Arthur Daley or Robin Hood type characters???

Get real!

This people cannot earn an honest living and operate in the underworld and will make money by any illegal means possible, in order to survive! They lack any for of ethics and would rob you tomorrow given half a chance.

Please remove the rose-tinted glasses…

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"British pensioner illegal immigrant", if someone is not legally here, then it is offski please to where they belong! That is what Brexit was all about, stopping the illegals flowing into the UK.

The flip side of Brexit is any British citizen who is now in Spain is now and has either overstayed their welcome or here illegally, should depart proto, before they get the heave ho!

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That article gives the impression that they are only after criminals, hence the 500 figure. However they already know how to find them and deal with them, but they would need training a bit if it was the overstayers and unregistered that they were after.

I hope they do try and get rid of the illegals as well as the criminals, but I’m not going to get my hopes up. They have never done anything about the thousands of illegal Brit vehicles in Spain. Any white van with a UK plate is 99.9% likely to be illegal but they still get away with it. Also, any UK plated car in Spain after April 1st is likely to be owned by an overstayer or illegal.

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I totally agree Fred and like you I do hope they do something about them. I'm sure it will be much easier now and very difficult for those that haven't bothered to legalise their position. There has been ample opportunity to do that.

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The article does say the 500 will include all Brits who haven't applied for or obtained residency.

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I know it says that, but if you are talking about Brits under the radar, 50000 would be a more realistic figure.

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I think it's just a small area they're starting with, and I suspect the next area will be another 500, and so on....

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But the last word in the clip is tomorrow and we all know what that means.:rofl:

Rosemary

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Rosemary, next time, tell me something I don't know...

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...Also just in the past few weeks I've heard two first hand accounts of UK regged cars being lifted from the road outside non resident currently absent owners properties which would seem to suggest that post Brexit Trafico still have access to DVLA records in which case targeted stops are a real possibility.

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When did that happen?

And - if it's true - why wasn't it possible to have done so while we were still a member of the EU? Albania isn't even an EU member state.

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Well theres a turn up for the books... i cant help a little smile.

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https://www.itv.com/news/2021-03-22/...w-brexit-rules

Squeaky bum time, for some...

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I saw that on TV last night what a non report. You would think somehow the changes because of Brexit had been hidden from people and that only UK should impose controls not the EU actually apply controls to UK after it left. The rules are there if people don't comply they have to accept any consequences applied there was ample warning of what was coming .

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Not sure what the donkey sanctuary woman is doing. She's been here since the start of the year, if she really wanted residency she had to apply for a visa while she was in the UK (which wasn't possible anyway due to Covid).

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It all boils down to the fact that many voting 'leave' did so thinking that things would affect only those wanting to come to the UK, but it wouldn't affect the brits wanting to move to EU countries or those already living illegally there.

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For the life of me I cannot even understand why someone who had left the UK to start a new life in Spain, would vote for Brexit.

Appears to be a complete contradiction to me...

I like the rest of all you who have left the UK and taken up residency here in Spain, can still vote in UK referenda and elections, FOR 15 YEARS, after we left!

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They were told illegal immigrants and EU workers were coming to the UK to steal jobs and claim benefits...

Many of those in Spain who voted Leave are likely some of the same ones who are illegal migrants 'under the radar' in Spain.

Ironic, if that's the case...

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I agree, it's a bit like shooting yourself in both feet.

I would imagine there are a lot of UK nationals like me who are fortunate enough to have Irish passports.

As for the future, I think you will see a very different type of UK national moving to Spain ie wealthy, professional people.

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The current government said in the budget that the 15 year rule would be scrapped.

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Have you any idea why they have decided to scrap the rule?

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who knows why this government does anything, BUT, it has been on the cards for a number of years, and has never got past the mentioning it phase.

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https://www.thelocal.es/20210304/15-...-uk-elections/

They are going to scrap the time limit on voting which is 15 years, so it becomes indefinite entitlement to vote, not scrap the right to vote entirely.

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It's to remove the limit, so long-term emigrants would have a right to vote in UK elections for life.

Just guessing here but I'd say it's possibly because they think more of the types who'd exercise the option would be Conservative voters. Wouldn't be surprised if they've done some homework on that score.

They're also proposing to introduce obligatory in-person voter photo id on some spurious excuse about voter fraud, which is at such vanishingly low levels as to be of no concern whatsoever and therefore fairly obviously has an ulterior motive, which isn't too difficult to guess at given who is more likely to already possess acceptable photo id than not.

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There are quite a number regularly contributing on this forum.

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And not forgetting the gerrymandering of constituency boundaries.

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So there will be no mass deportations after all according to the Spanish government. Well find out this week what will happen to expired British. Probably nothing at all lol

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Yes, I saw the Spanish government looking to play it down.