I’m homeless living in my car and it’s -7C outside – I still make it warm & toasty, my heated pillow tip is a lifesaver
A WOMAN living in her car shared the hack she uses to stay warm during cold winter nights.
As temperatures plummeted, she stayed "snug as a bug" with a handy trick.
In her , TikTok user Jamie () showed her followers the process she uses to get ready for bed each night.
The US-based poster previously revealed that issues with her disability payments meant she had to leave her flat.
With nowhere left to turn to, she was forced to live out of her car full-time.
She parks up her car in different spots each night to stay safe and avoid fines.
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These areas include residential neighbourhoods, campsites, and truck stops.
While she adapted to the change in lifestyle in the warmer weather, winter has brought harsh living conditions for Jamie.
She revealed that the temperature had dropped to around minus seven degrees-Celsius.
Preparing to go to sleep, she began by turning on her car's heater for "15 to 20 minutes."
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She also secured privacy curtains to her windows as well as a foil cover to her windscreen.
Jamie used a sleeping bag designed to withstand low temperatures to create her bed in the backseat.
However, it was her pillow hack that helps her feel "all warm and toasty."
She revealed that she makes good use of her car's heater while she runs it.
"I always put my pillow up here in the front with me while I'm heating up my car so it gets nice and warm because I hate sleeping on an ice cold pillow," Jamie told her audience.
Once her pillow was sufficiently warm, she placed it on her backseat bed.
The TikToker pointed out how well the trick worked for keeping her warm throughout the night.
Rules on living in a car
CAR LIVING is on the up as people struggle to deal with the cost of living crisis, and others are seeking a nomadic existence.
Here’s all we know about the rules on car life in the UK.
In the UK, you are legally allowed to live in your car— just so long as you follow a few rules.
The only requirement is that your car has passed its MOT and is entirely road-legal.
If legally parked, there aren’t rules against sleeping or living in a car.
The trend of car or van living has taken off in the United States, where some have been forced to leave rented accommodation after landlords put up the rent.
Others have opted to live in their vehicle in pursuit of a free, nomadic lifestyle, where they can travel all over the country.
There are certain circumstances in which it’s not legal to sleep in a car in the UK.
Firstly, you must be in a safe parking spot, not in violation of any parking restrictions.
Certain car parks, lay-bys, and national parks and forests have restrictions on overnight parking, which means you can’t sleep there in a vehicle.
If restrictions are broken, you could be fined or even have your vehicle towed.
Secondly, you must not be above the legal drink-drive limit or under the influence of any drugs, if you intend to sleep in your car.
If over the limit, you could be charged with being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle in a public place, even if you’re not driving.
The ban on sleeping in your car when you're drunk comes under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
The rule says you can be found guilty of an offence if in charge of a vehicle on a road or public place “after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit.”
"Even though it's going to be frigid, I'm going to be super cosy and comfortable, it's a process but it's worth it," she said.
TikTok users shared their thoughts on the set-up in the comments section.
"I'm wishing you the bests, you'll have a warm apartment soon, don't worry, you're doing great," wrote one viewer.
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"I hope everything gets better for you, stay safe," said another follower.
"I really hope you're fine and safe, your energy despite everything is radiant, lots of love, honey," commented a third person.
