"living in a van"

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On a side note, I found out that you can drive an actual lorry on a normal driving license (handy for those of us under 40 so requiring another test to be taken) - you need to change the V5 over to "motorhome / motorcaravan" then you're good to go!

Normally anything up to 7and a half tons you can drive on a car licence, anything above that you need a HGV or PSV licence depending on what the vehicle is.

BP is right to a point. If you passed your test before 01/01/97 you can drive up to 7.5 tons. If you passed your test after that, you can drive up to 3.5 tons, any heavier you need to pass a test in the appropriate category.

I remember reading a book when I was young about a couple of kids who got a bus and put it in the woods. Bus would be good to convert.