Motorhome to solve short term accommodation

AndyMc.....

sevenhills wrote: »

Perhaps my thinking was wrong. Its down to the discetion of your local council. I have seen signs about no over-night stays in certain places, seaside towns, car parks etc

Or did you just post without even thinking about it?

Herzlos

6 months over the summer or winter? That'll make quite a difference to comfort.

If you want a motor home anyway then give it a go. You can always rent a property if the motor home doesn't work out.

System

sevenhills wrote: »

You are not allowed to 'live' in any vehicle on the road.

Well that's tens of thousands of lorry drivers stuffed then. My lad is out all week in his.

davidwood681

10k in motorhome terms is asking for trouble

pogofish

comeandgo wrote: »

We used to have these signs in lay bys but council were challenged and ruling went against them.

Same here - but there are still local byelaws against occupancy of caravans/mobile homes over a longer term - usually aimed at preventing year-round occupation. Put simply - the local council has got the hump over caravans/motorhomes being parked-up on spare bits of land and used as holiday homes or farm/temporary worker accommodation and have stated their intention to kill them-off. New permissions are difficult to get and are nearly all are on sites or associated with specific projects/renovations with a timescale for eventual removal.

So the OP might get away with six months if they have the neighbours on their side but if things over-run, planning permission might be required and there may be a specified period of non-occupation, IIRC something like 30 days in each year.

davidwood681

pogofish wrote: »

Same here - but there are still local byelaws against occupancy of caravans/mobile homes over a longer term - usually aimed at preventing year-round occupation. Put simply - the local council has got the hump over caravans/motorhomes being parked-up on spare bits of land and used as holiday homes or farm/temporary worker accommodation and have stated their intention to kill them-off. New permissions are difficult to get and are nearly all are on sites or associated with specific projects/renovations with a timescale for eventual removal.

So the OP might get away with six months if they have the neighbours on their side but if things over-run, planning permission might be required and there may be a specified period of non-occupation, IIRC something like 30 days in each year.

The coucils and police don't go far enough

sevenhills

AndyMc..... wrote: »

Or did you just post without even thinking about it?

I posted without Googling it

nicechap

We have people that stealth camp to save paying rent.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/scores-people-living-vans-bristol-561989

pogofish

davidwood681 wrote: »

The coucils and police don't go far enough

Only where the easy targets are involved - and when they are not amongst the well-connected/favoured few who get to put-up mega-camps so long as they are out of public view.

sevenhills

nicechap wrote: »

We have people that stealth camp to save paying rent.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/scores-people-living-vans-bristol-561989

I am sure it will become more common, unless the councils can find a law against it.