A bit of gloomy doom to brighten up the day

[BlasterBates]

I also know of someone roused from his bed at home in the middle of the night by plod and asked to unlock his car boot -upon returning from the house with the car keys and unlocking the boot Plod proceeded to breathalyse him

HTH

Always be polite to a policeman, even if they get you up in the middle of the night.

HTH

[Troll]

I've sometimes considered this as a plan B. Just buy a people carrier and live in that. What's the legal position in the UK/Europe with regard to living in a car? How would anyone ever find out if you move every night anyway?

|Some years ago one of the aussie Europe on 10$ @ day sites had a survival guide on how to buy a VW camper van & get away with parking on the streets of London - it seemed the limiting factor ( & this was in the 90's) was how long before the local feral kids sussed out you were living there and started to hassle you

[Troll]

True. Friend of mine was done by the old bill for sleeping it off in his car in the pub carpark. Spent a night in the cells and was released in the morning with a caution.

If ever caught in the same situation - make sure you don't have the keys on you (say a friend had taken them to stop you driving) and kip on the passenger’s side- if you have the keys then technically you are still in control of the car & can be breathalysed.

I also know of someone roused from his bed at home in the middle of the night by plod and asked to unlock his car boot -upon returning from the house with the car keys and unlocking the boot Plod proceeded to breathalyse him

HTH

[Spartacus]

IANAL, but I'm fairly sure being in a car while in possession of the car keys after a few pints counts as DUI if the cops decide to take an interest.... So you'd have to be teetotal and homeless.

True. Friend of mine was done by the old bill for sleeping it off in his car in the pub carpark. Spent a night in the cells and was released in the morning with a caution.

[ace00]

I've sometimes considered this as a plan B. Just buy a people carrier and live in that. What's the legal position in the UK/Europe with regard to living in a car? How would anyone ever find out if you move every night anyway?

Can't be bothered to google it but I think living in a car is OK but using the land the car is parked on to establish a residence is not OK. Expect a lot of "get orf my land" verbals. Also, if you're thinking lay-bys, watch out as you might get unexpectedly awoken by a surprise visit from Stan Collymore....

[Tensai]

If you are a single male in the UK who owns a car, you are expected to live in it if you loose your home.

IANAL, but I'm fairly sure being in a car while in possession of the car keys after a few pints counts as DUI if the cops decide to take an interest.... So you'd have to be teetotal and homeless.

[HairyArsedBloke]

I've sometimes considered this as a plan B. Just buy a people carrier and live in that. What's the legal position in the UK/Europe with regard to living in a car? How would anyone ever find out if you move every night anyway?

If you are a single male in the UK who owns a car, you are expected to live in it if you loose your home.

[TimberWolf]

It's not all doom and gloom.
Don't worry about losing your house if you have a car

I've sometimes considered this as a plan B. Just buy a people carrier and live in that. What's the legal position in the UK/Europe with regard to living in a car? How would anyone ever find out if you move every night anyway?

[HairyArsedBloke]

I am not convinced the state should intervene. If people think that whatever risk they take ( such as buying a house ) there is always a safety net then the risks get higher.

The people are willing to take greater risk.

The risk is unchanged but people become more reckless. As in all things, a balance needs be established.

[oracleslave]

We'll have to see how this pans out, but in the US these car parks are expanding rapidly; in the UK the weather isn't quite so nice, so living in a car wouldn't be as enjoyable as in California.

Perhaps I swore off getting a hummer too soon

[BlasterBates]

We'll have to see how this pans out, but in the US these car parks are expanding rapidly; in the UK the weather isn't quite so nice, so living in a car wouldn't be as enjoyable as in California.

[BrilloPad]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...ch.houseprices

Massive house price falls predicted, repossessions, homeless families, council buy-back schemes, it's all happening.

The guardian always predicts doom even during the good times.

I am not convinced the state should intervene. If people think that whatever risk they take ( such as buying a house ) there is always a safety net then the risks get higher. Having said that it could stop some human tradgedies - the prospect of families being forced to move is abysmal.

Far better to not get in this situation in the first place - make mortgages of more than 75% of 3* income illegal. Alas most solutions begin with "if only I had a time machine".

[BlasterBates]

It's not all doom and gloom.
Don't worry about losing your house if you have a car

[DimPrawn]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...ch.houseprices

Massive house price falls predicted, repossessions, homeless families, council buy-back schemes, it's all happening.