Continual Lens Error

I bought the Nikon S10 because I had another small inexpensive Nikon that I really liked and it has never gone wrong. From day one I have had problems. I bought the S10 in the US and now live in the UK. After 6 months I had the first lens error and returned it to the US (unable to have it repaired in the UK because it was purchased in the US). I sent it to the address given on the warranty and only found out when the camera was lost in the post that they had moved from the address given on the warranty18 months before. Three months later the camera arrived back in the UK unopened and, of course, not looked at! Eventually I was allowed to have it repaired in the UK. I have to say they were very good and returned the camera very quickly with a new lens. I took the camera to Mexico and within a week.....yes you have guessed correctly.....I had another lens error. I have a new better padded camera case and I handled it with kid gloves. I lost the opportunity to take photos whilst away. On my return I sent the camera back again to Nikon UK and it came back again very quickly with a new lens (it does state that on the paperwork) and so I took it on a 4 day break to London last week..........Guess what... it has 'lens error' on the screen again.I had it in my new padded case and carefully wrapped in a piece of material as well. I am so upset that this has happened again. I have two other cameras that were very inexpensive and nothing goes wrong with them. Am I just unlucky or are there other people out there who have had the same thing happen?