I have been to Carlisle twice in the past month and must say the roads are as others have said ok on motorways and a roads, anythin other than that is pretty awful even by my standards (near Manchester) I would definatley get the holes that route into the engine bay blocked up, the heat and smell for one isnt good for you....
Get up the night before and stay as close as possible and you can always leave your car around the corner from the interview
