A man who quit his job to live in his car full-time and travel across the UK says his life has "improved hugely". <br /><br />Maciej Bober, 41, lived in Northampton for 10 years and paid £550-a-month to live in a house share. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />He still works as an UberEats driver wherever he goes - earning "enough to pay for his needs." <br /><br />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.<br /><br />He mostly eats takeaways - for "convenience" - but also buys bread to make sandwiches. <br /><br />Maciej says he’s made lots of friends in the Cornish town and he's "happier and less stressed than ever". <br /><br />Maciej, from Gliwice, Poland, said: "Living in my car makes me feel free - and to me, freedom is the most important thing. <br /><br />"I don't need to pay rent and I can live wherever I want. <br /><br />"When I decide to leave Penzance, I can just go - I'd love to live in Glastonbury for a while, or somewhere in Devon."<br /><br />Maciej says he always disliked the "greyness" of Northampton. He claims his seven housemates often kept him up at night and he felt the area was unsafe.<br /><br />On March 2, 2023, he was asked to leave by his landlord via email.<br /><br />He decided this would be the best time to uproot his life and leave the town for good. <br /><br />"Northampton is a depressing place," he said. <br /><br />"There's something about it - it's quite grey and dirty.<br /><br />"It doesn’t have a safe atmosphere either.<br /><br />"A few things happened in my life that were quite traumatic to me - I had a few heartbreaks and my dad died.<br /><br />"It got to the point where everything about Northampton reminded me of depressing things.<br /><br />"I was living in this eight-bedroom house - and one day my landlord contacted me and told me I needed to move out. <br /><br />"I thought 'perfect, I'll pack my things and leave'." <br /><br />Maciej had been to Cornwall for holidays throughout early 2023.<br /><br />He'd visited Bodmin, Saltash, Newquay and Truro but says Penzance was "by far" his favourite town. <br /><br />After packing up his life, he travelled down to Penzance, the same night and pitched a tent. <br /><br />He lived at different campsites for six months - before realising it'd be cheaper for him to stay in his car.<br /><br />"I decided I spent so much time in my car, it would make no difference if I sleep in it too," he said.<br /><br />"With everything, there are good sides and bad sides - but my experience has been mostly positive."<br /><br />Since moving, Maciej has gone on a number of "adventures" while living out of his car - including climbing up Land’s End and travelling from campsite to campsite.
