A man who quit his job to live in his car full-time and travel across the UK says his life has "improved hugely". Maciej Bober, 41, lived in Northampton for 10 years and paid £550-a-month to live in a house share. After working "a lot" of different jobs in 10 years, losing his dad, in 2017 and struggling to hold down a relationship - he realised he wanted a change.
He took a job as an UberEats rider earning £300-400-a-week - and drove on a whim to Penzance, Cornwall, on the night of June 1, 2023. Since then, he’s not had to pay a penny in rent by moving into his Fiat 500 - which he parks up on side roads and car parks. He still works as an UberEats driver wherever he goes - earning "enough to pay for his needs.
" All his possessions are stored in the boot of his car - while his pay goes on car insurance, food and a £45 gym membership, just so he can use the shower. He mostly eats takeaways - for "convenience" - but also buys bread to make sandwiches. Maciej says he’s made lots of friends in the Cornish town and he's "happier and less stressed than ever".
Maciej, from Gliwice, Poland, said: "Living in my car makes me feel free - and to me, freedom is the most important thing. "I don't need to pay rent and I can live wherever I want. When I decide to leave Penzance, I can just go - I'd love to live in Glastonbury for a while, or somewhere in Devon.
" Maciej says he always disliked the "greyness" of Northampton. He claims his seven housemates often kept him up at night and .