Woman left tied up by carjacker

A woman was tied up and robbed by a carjacker who stole £1,000 and her Mercedes.

The 46-year-old victim was ordered to drive to an isolated picnic spot near Luton by the hooded thief who made her take off her jewellery before bundling her out of the vehicle and driving off.

The woman, who works in a pub, had been driving to a bank to drop off £900 of the money at about 3pm yesterday when the man tapped on the window and got into the car as she stopped at a miniroundabout in Barton-le-Clay.

He then ordered the terrified woman to drive to the picnic site between Lilley and Hexton, where he tied her hands and ordered her out. He is white and was wearing glasses. The Mercedes 250TD has the registration P658 RVF.