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| Cars and keys stolen from car park near Manchester Airport | Cars and keys stolen from car park near Manchester Airport |
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| Up to 130 sets of car keys have been stolen from a site used by a meet-and-greet company offering long-stay parking near Manchester Airport. | Up to 130 sets of car keys have been stolen from a site used by a meet-and-greet company offering long-stay parking near Manchester Airport. |
| Four cars were also taken from the Car Park Manchester site in Hale, the Manchester Evening News reported. | Four cars were also taken from the Car Park Manchester site in Hale, the Manchester Evening News reported. |
| Police said the full numbers involved were not yet known because many of the vehicles' owners are still on holiday. | Police said the full numbers involved were not yet known because many of the vehicles' owners are still on holiday. |
| Car Park Manchester said it had reported the 18 August burglary but declined to comment further. | Car Park Manchester said it had reported the 18 August burglary but declined to comment further. |
| The company is not affiliated with Manchester Airport. | The company is not affiliated with Manchester Airport. |
| Cheryl Wilden said she discovered her sister's car keys had been stolen after the pair returned from a holiday in Barcelona. | |
| 'Absolutely devastated' | |
| She said they had to retrieve a spare set of keys from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, before being taken to where the car had been left in a "muddy field". | |
| They then struggled to drive the brand new Hyundai out of the site because it was stuck in mud, Ms Wilden said. | |
| "It was horrendous, there were lots of high value cars there. We were quite horrified," she added. | |
| "They eventually had to get the car out for us. It was not pleasant. | |
| "I'm just absolutely devastated because I booked it." | |
| A spokesman for Manchester Airport said: "We would like to remind passengers that the airport offers a wide range of secure, official car parking facilities, and is also well connected via public transport. | |
| "Anyone with any doubts about their car parking can verify it with our customer services team." | "Anyone with any doubts about their car parking can verify it with our customer services team." |
| Have you had your car keys stolen from Car Park Manchester? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Have you had your car keys stolen from Car Park Manchester? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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