Buying house - homeless outside

Maybe they have made up a whole life in their heads for the strange person who keeps driving past and staring at them, plus they were there first

Take a photo and send it to them. See if you can move them on.

Does Alan Bennett live nearby?

Perfect. You’ll be able to contact the authority which posted the sign.
I’d be doing so asap… start how you mean to go on. 👍😊

This is a non issue.

OP goes there everyday and has not come across any human waste or any other issues.

So what they’re doing with it is irrelevant in this situation because it doesn’t affect OP.

Right, because you had only seen legs on one occasion, as I understood it, so thanks for the update.

@Cucy
"Do you often make up fake scenarios in your head?"

Do you have an inability to follow logic?

"OP says she goes there every day and has never come across anyone disposing of their waste inappropriately."

What, she watches them all day and all night? If I had that much time on my hands I'd take up birdwatching.🙄

They could be dumping it it somewhere else under cover of darkness..

Why make an issue out of something that’s not even happening.

We don't know what they do with it and neither do you.

Thanks so much for this offensive virtue signalling valuable input

Do you often make up fake scenarios in your head?

OP says she goes there every day and has never come across anyone disposing of their waste inappropriately.

Why make an issue out of something that’s not even happening.

Gosh, this thread has really grown legs !

I'd add - I'm on various FB groups with van lifers because of my interest in a particular car/van. Many people who do it take it incredibly seriously - there are lots of discussions about where to park, wee and poo, do ones ablutions, receive mail etc. So the idea that it must be a feckless person who brings a load of social problems and is likely to steal, trespass etc - I don't see it.

If they are emptying it correctly in a registered campsite then there will be a charge.

It seems bonkers to me to drive all the way to a campsite just to empty the lavvy.
They will need to pay the charge and also the fuel to get there. It would probably be cheaper to camp there.

The OP can't monitor them day and night. Just because OP has seen no inappropriate behaviour apart from the van being parked up every day, doesn't mean it isn't happening.

Who says they’re not emptying it correctly?

OP has seen no inappropriate behaviour apart from the van being parked up every day.

"Many vans are like campervans and have toilets in them."

Yes and they have to be emptied in special facilities at registered campsites because they have chemicals in them -- not down the nearest drain, or in someone's front garden

Go andsay hi, get the lowdown first hand

Weather nice up on the moral high-ground today?

From this thread OP you can see that some people have a live and let live about this issue and some don't.

It seems to me that buying a house near a public facility like a car park is always going to cause you concern. Who's there? What are they doing? Are they in your space? Are they a threat?

As that's the case perhaps you need to rethink buying the house. There are plenty of houses away from stuff that might make you cautious.

Exactly. Who knows anyone else's circumstances.

Oh for pities' sake @Whatinthedoopla give your head a wobble... they will not be interested in your water or squatting, they are living their own lives quite happily. Your partner has already explained that they are not worried. Frankly, it seems from your posts that wheresoever you might live, you will be frightened by something. The van people are not in the least bit interested by you and I suggest that you reciprocate and just leave them alone until or if, they genuinely give you something to be concerned about.

😂😂

We live in a very popular coastal tourist destination and have van lifers around all year. They are mostly brilliant. The vast majority of van lovers just want to park somewhere safe and secure and are very conscious about how and where they dispose their waste and how they access water. They know that treat somewhere with respect, most people won't mind, and so do. More problems are caused by tourists spending a weekend in their motor home than full time van lifers.

I have a "car park' outside my house where we all park and I can see a van there now that's been there for about 3 days. No problem.

What a lovely bit of imaginative construction 🙂

What really happened: there was a long van life thread in here; it interested me. I checked out the websites mentioned, naturally zooming in on my town. As I said, I've never seen or heard any hassle in the ten years I've been here so had no reason to 'investigate'. There are usually a few lorries and vans there overnight, as I've noticed since learning about this: I can see the car park from my flat.

The other thing I learned is that there are enough van dwellers on Mumsnet to build a long discussion!

If you are worried that they might disturb ‘your’ street ‘in any way whatsoever’ I think you should definitely report them to the police now. And the council. I’m sure that they will be straight round to deal with it for you. Also stealing water, there are so few places that people can get water, this would be a real worry for me too. People living outside in a van, even if you just noticed that they are there because they have been so quiet, are such a risk. Especially in ‘nice’ areas.
Or perhaps, if you see them, you could be friendly and say hi. Perhaps you could even try smiling. It might just build up a little bit of a rapport for the time that they are there, since they are also human beings.