Bello

am looking at heading back to the uk in the next few weeks and the old cash has been drained pretty badly, i have relatives over there but i don't really want to have to trouble them by living there, they have offered, am thinking since the time of year is right i'll just buy an old diesel mondeo and a caravan and live from vanpark to vanpark till i can get a job sorted and money coming back in.

way i see it, 1000 for the car insured and 1000 -1500 to sort a caravan, then its about 15 to 20 pounds a night for a pitch (lot cheaper than going straight in on a flat with admin fees, bond, council tax etc) if i get a seasonal pitch somewhere its only 1000 pounds for three months including power.

Just feel like abit of a pikey...

old.sparkles

I think you would be better to look for a house share - or to stay with relatives. You are not going to get much of a car for £1000 taxed and insured - and I wouldn't like to guess on the caravan. Some rooms in houses are not that expensive - and cheaper than paying a caravan pitch. You'd have the added benefit of a fixed address for job hunting, dr's etc

paulry

Dunno where you're moving to but suppose you make it London though it could be any of the major cities. You can get a room in a shared house for around 20 quid a night. Best place to look is in the windows of local newsagents or look on Gumtree or places like here. For the money you're talking about for a car you're likely to end up with an expensive wreck that costs the same again for insurance. Public transport worked well for me when I moved from overseas to London many years ago with just 800 pounds and a suitcase of stuff. In fact it was so good I resisted buying a car until some years later. A cheap car and caravan is likely to become more of a burden to you than a help.

Good luck

Chortlepuss

Could you look at house-sitting? There are a few sites you could register - As long as you are prepared to look after pets you could stay somewhere for free to start!

Lucky Lucan

You might find this interesting reading
http://ourlifeinacaravan.blogspot.co...me-top-10.html

Best of luck with the move home.