Fair enough, I will say the motorways in the UK are very good. What I don't like is the dual-carriage ways and the roads out in the country. There is no margin

Fair enough, I will say the motorways in the UK are very good. What I don't like is the dual-carriage ways and the roads out in the country. There is no margin for error, no breakdown lane, and roughly 1 meter of margin including both sides. Often the middle line will simply disappear for a few km, and there are no street lamps at night. I'm shocked more people don't find this dangerous. It's even worse in towns on high street where people just park on the street, effectively turning roads into temporary one-way streets while people yield to cars in the opposite direction. As for the weather, I tend to agree with you. I'll take temperate over extreme any day. But the constant rain can definitely get depressing.