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Lost: Lost Phone Duquesa Port Taxi

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 12:34pm
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pcork

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On the night of Sunday the 6th August (approximately 11:55pm) my family and I got a taxi from the Duquesa taxi rank and travelled in the Estepona direction to the Bermuda beach. A ten minute journey. On entering the apartment I immediately realised I was without my phone. We rang the phone a few times but after awhile it went straight to voicemail.  I was checking my phone in the taxi rank so the only possibilities are that it may have fallen getting into the taxi, dropped in the taxi (most likely), or getting out of the taxi. More than likely I left it in the taxi. I cancelled my SIM and attempted a remote lock/wiping of my phone. I also travelled to the Sabinillas police station the following morning. They took my details and suggested I ring Radio Taxi. I did this on more than one occasion but it hasn't been found yet. Unfortunately I have had to return to Ireland since then and I can't keep ringing.  Is there anything else I can do apart from ringing radio taxis again? Are there other companies operating in the port perhaps?  It was an official taxi but I didn't get the car number. We had travelled in taxis frequently so that evening was no different and I hadn't thought to take any of the details. I went back to the port the following night and spoke to some of the taxi drivers, but we recognised none of the cars or drivers. 

Kerri

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:37pm

Kerri

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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:37pm

pcork wrote on Thu Aug 10, 2023 12:34pm:

On the night of Sunday the 6th August (approximately 11:55pm) my family and I got a taxi from the Duquesa taxi rank and travelled in the Estepona direction to the Bermuda beach. A ten minute journey. On entering the apartment I immediately realised I was without my phone. We rang the phone a few ...

...times but after awhile it went straight to voicemail.  I was checking my phone in the taxi rank so the only possibilities are that it may have fallen getting into the taxi, dropped in the taxi (most likely), or getting out of the taxi. More than likely I left it in the taxi. I cancelled my SIM and attempted a remote lock/wiping of my phone. I also travelled to the Sabinillas police station the following morning. They took my details and suggested I ring Radio Taxi. I did this on more than one occasion but it hasn't been found yet. Unfortunately I have had to return to Ireland since then and I can't keep ringing.  Is there anything else I can do apart from ringing radio taxis again? Are there other companies operating in the port perhaps?  It was an official taxi but I didn't get the car number. We had travelled in taxis frequently so that evening was no different and I hadn't thought to take any of the details. I went back to the port the following night and spoke to some of the taxi drivers, but we recognised none of the cars or drivers. 

Really sorry to hear this.  What a huge pain for you.

I lost a phone last year and used Google lock and message.  I added a message to take the phone to the Police (in Spanish).  Because the phone was locked there was no access to it and surprise, surprise, someone took it to the Police.  A miracle I think.

Unfortunately once the SIM is cancelled and/or the phone dies there is not much that can be done besides call the taxi company but it seems like too much time has passed.  

Its a good lesson for people to be even more careful with their phones and maybe even note the number of a taxi in case of such a situation.

Sorry not much help in your case but you remind us to be super careful.  :(

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