114x114_fitbox-f1_pool.jpegA whopping 67% of people questioned say they would rather spend their autumn years in another country rather than in the land of their birth.

That's despite the fact that 24% of those planning to retire to the sun have never visited the country they want to move to, according to the research by Foreign Currency Direct.

Asked why they want to leave Britain for good, 83% of respondents said they think the quality of life in Britain has declined dramatically over the last decade and they would rather take their chances somewhere else.

And a staggering 89% say they believe it will get even worse in the future!!

Spiralling numbers of immigrants and rising crime rates are among the top reasons to leave, according to the study of 3,000 people planning to move abroad.

Also named as factors why people wanted to quit Britain for good were the bad weather, the poor quality of life, the high cost of living and the high price of property.

85% say they won't feel guilty for leaving Britain and 65% say they don't want to ever come back, according to the research by Foreign Crrency Direct.

One respondent said: "This country is such a mess - poor health care, rising crime, high tax.

"There will be no jobs for future generations due to the excessively high levels of immigrants. I am a foreigner in my own town where I have lived for over 50 years."

Another said: "I am fed up with this Government ruining the country and the way of life that we knew. "

While one person commented: "I feel like Spain is more English than England now."

And another said: "The British traditions are fast disappearing."

Peter Ellis, of Foreign Currency Direct, which provides a foreign exchange service for people buying property abroad, said: "Year on year, we have noticed a measurable increase in the number of senior citizens moving abroad to escape to a better life.

"Our research confirms more and more people find the British climate uncompromising, have a deep rooted mistrust of our politicians and fear the unabated rise in violent crime.

"These are just some of the major contributing factors that seem to have sadly erased the 'Great' from Great Britain."

Ninety-three per cent of the people surveyed said they believe they will be made welcome in the country they are moving to.

And the majority of those questioned (33%) say the decision to move abroad was made recently. Thank you and Goodbye!