LORRIES from a Bicester haulage firm will display giant posters of Madeleine McCann as they cross Europe.

Expat Express's first truck with the poster, which cost the firm £500, which appeals for information in two languages, was due to leave for Spain today.

Dan Coughlan, owner of the five-vehicle family firm, is based in Spain just two hours from where Madeleine was taken.

He said: "We've got four kids and two grandchildren. As one parent to another it was something we had to do."

Mr Coughlan said that the idea came from the US: "It's not something I've invented. I've seen it work before. Given the availability of the posters, we can help extend the search."

Four-year-old Madeleine was snatched from the family's apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal on May 3, while her parents were at a nearby restaurant.