Costa del Sol live their lives in luxury. With tense relations between the UK and Spain over Gibraltar, extradition arrangements were not at that time agreed. This phenomenon has been alluded to in television shows such as "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" and Bad Girls and in the more recent films "Sexy Beast" and "The Business". Some of the more famous British criminals known to have fled to the Costa del Sol in the past were Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Knight, Freddie Foreman, Anthony Fraser (grandson of Mad Frankie Fraser) and more recently Andrew Moran. John Disley, nicknamed the "King of Marbella", (not to be confused
Ruta del Sol (motor race) taking part has to provide their own VW Beetle and to raise a minimum amount for charity. Fundecruz was the official charity of the February 2008 Ruta del Sol. Ruta del Sol (motor race) The Ruta del Sol () is an amateur motor race for charity using a VW Beetle to race from Quito, Ecuador to Rio, Brazil, a distance of some 7000 km. In 2009 the event is changing its name and format. The details have not yet been released by the organisers. The Ruta Del Sol, organised by the Adventurists, took place in February 2008. It took the