
A savvy couple turned an old bread lorry into their dream home on wheels for just £23,000.

Martin Hill, 38, and Iona Stewart, 27, brought an ex Hovis delivery truck to save cash on accommodation as they travel around Europe.

The couple picked up the lorry on eBay for just £3,600 and spent £20,000 on renovating the 28 feet box.

Their transformation of the five tonne truck went so well, they have moved in.

Martin has now sold his house and bar in Nottingham and says they will use it 'full-time'. At home in Nottingham house prices average at around £200,000 - ten times what Martin and Iona paid for their dream dwelling.

The pair met while doing a ski season in the French Alps, which they now return to every winter. Next year, they will be taking their home with them.

Martin said: 'About four years ago after a few too many beers I thought about buying a big American RV.

The pair started with a 28ft box after they spent £3,600 on the old Hovis bread lorry. They spent a further £20,000 making it into a home (Iona pictured)

Martin from Nottingham and Iona from Scotland spent months on their project which Mr Hill thought up over a beer

Before: The bright yellow lorry was transformed by the couple who met during a ski season. Their home on wheels is a former bread delivery truck

From the outside Martin Hill and Iona Stewart's home does not look very luxurious despite the improved paint work...

... But inside the couple have created a comfortable home for themselves including fitted furniture and a double bed

A sofa with a pull out bed and purpose built storage makes the living room, which joins onto the kitchen look like cosy

The couple have a purpose built home inside the lorry which includes both a living room and a bedroom on two separate levels

Travel companions Martin, 38, and Iona, 27, plan to live in their truck full time after Martin sold his bar and his home in Nottingham

Iona and Martin are currently travelling across Europe in the van they made a home from. They have updated their followers on social media as they take in stunning sights

The couple are currently travelling through Europe as they aim to spend as long as they can living in their five-tonne truck

There is a kitchen complete with an oven, a large fridge and plenty of space for cooking and storing supplies

The exterior of the old Hovis bread delivery lorry after it was transformed by Martin and Iona. The pictures have been liked hundreds of times on social media

'We bought the lorry in May this year. We spent four months working on it full-time.

'We are really lucky to not have to work and we did everything ourselves.

'It's amazing what you can do. We are not exactly slumming it.'

The former landlord said he did most of the labouring while Iona, a chef from Scotland, designed the interior.

The pair had their work cut out since the inside space is the size of 1.5 parking spaces - yet they managed to make it a home.

Pictures which have been shared and liked hundreds of times on social media, show the couple have created a split-floor kitchen and living area, bedroom and ensuite.

The kitchen appears to have all the mod-cons, including an oven and hob and a varnished wood work surface.

While an economical living area with a comfy grey sofa is complete with a wood-burning stove.

And just off the living room is a cosy bedroom with a fully fitted wardrobe and space for jackets and a storage unit.

The careful couple have included crafty storage boxes out of wood so they can store all of their belongings in the small home

After spending £20,000 doing up the lorry the couple have been travelling around Europe - and they do not have immediate plans to come back to the UK

The couple are currently moving through Savoie, France, as they get used to living in their luxurious self-made home

Artwork, trinkets, candles and soft furnishings make the camper look like many other homes around Britain - but this one is on wheels

The home even has its own heating with a small burner which has been built into the truck. The couple even built split-level flooring

Iona and Martin and their Hovis van have travelled to France where the couple plan to travel and work ski seasons

Current view: Martin and Iona are in France where they took the Hovis can to finish it off before they could really call it home

The couple finished the van in France and can move their dream home daily to catch the breathtaking views across France

Doors are installed inside the truck to separate the rooms and make it feel more like a home. The toilet is also in a small bathroom

The shower room inside the truck where the couple are now living. Martin and Iona have no plans to return to the UK at the moment

The Hovis truck will be put through its paces as it is driven by Martin and Iona across the mountainous landscape