Strange isn't it that someone can kidnap and imprison someone for years and no one would know BUT
you try and move anywhere and you are tracked. British authorities can now see (if they ask) details of your bank withdrawals abroad.
Vodaphone is going to apparently disconnect PAYG mobiles in Spain by a certain date next year unless you have registered the phone. Here everything is tied to one thing- your ID card which has a unique number.
One small example of how you are watched is when you become resident in Spain your bank account has to change to become a residents bank account and the police ring you up to remind you of this fact.
Having said all that if someone wants to disappear then travel by train over here with a suitcase full of cash (and hope customs don't look into it) then you can live here totally incognito and help me fix the many and varied faults on my Omega. I'll say to neighbours you are my brother or sister. If there are loads of applicants those skilled in gearboxes get first go.
varche