DP, did you go via London??? Should be about a 3-hour drive from Manch to Glasgow. Manch to Swanwick, now THAT could be a 6-hour drive. Longer if you hit the M6 at rush hour...
To those who say that Scottish legal quals are accepted in England and not vice versa, not so. A law degree in Scotland (other than English Law which is available at Dundee Uni) and subsequent qualification is solely in Scots law. Having said that, there is a growing need for English solicitors in Scotland, and Scottish ones in England, and several major firms have offices in both countries. As for teachers, a PGCE is a PGCE is a PGCE, regardless of the country in which it was gained. Medical and dental quals are the same too, and though there are separate institutes of chartered accountancy, their qualifications are accepted by each other as equals.