In recent years, large numbers of people in Bristol have been setting up their homes in mobile vehicles rather than bricks and mortar due to the soaring cost of rents. The 'van dwellers' took advantage of a legal loophole, which meant that as long as their vehicle had a full tax and MOT, authorities were powerless to move them on. Now, after years of growing frustration and anger, Bristol City Council has ordered them out, leaving the battered and rotting caravans sitting empty on the roadsides.
Dozens of vehicles in Britain's 'van dweller capital' have been left abandoned after the owners were finally given eviction notices by the council. Large numbers of people in Bristol have been setting up their homes in mobile vehicles rather than bricks and mortar due to the soaring cost of rents .
The 'van dwellers' took advantage of a legal loophole, which meant that as long as their vehicle had a full tax and MOT, authorities were powerless to move them on. The council was given an anti-social behaviour injunction, meaning it can now remove any lived-in and abandoned vehicles on certain roads. Some have moved on, but many of the vehicles are too dilapidated to drive and have been abandoned on the city's streets.
Rotting caravans have been left empty on the roadside in Bristol after the council served eviction notices
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