bramling
Veteran Member
Mod - split from here.
I know not everyone thinks the same way (there are enough climbers who drive overnight to Italy from the UK, which is just downright dangerous and makes a great case for tachographs on cars) but personally I have Scotland from the SE in the "too far to drive in one go" bracket and would therefore only consider rail or air (or coach if I was feeling particularly cheap). I'd only drive with a stopover.
Even sharing driving it's too far, you need a decent break away from the vehicle when driving that far.
I’m happy to do London to Scotland in one hit. Personally providing the journey is decent I don’t find this in the least bit tiring. On a few occasions I’ve done Berwick to London without physically stopping (albeit coming very close at one of the Bedfordshire roundabouts!).
Planning and having a comfortable car is the key. I actually find it more tiring stopping sometimes, as this simply extends the journey. It probably helps too that I tend to drive with at least one window down, sometimes complemented by heating on in cold weather.