I drove for an hour to pick mine up. But I was also going to drive up to Blackpool from Cornwall to pick up a series 2. It does seem like there has been a lot for sale on eBay up in the Yorkshire area (or other northern parts of the UK, but anywhere above Bristol is north).
I guess it might be a big defender area there, and I guess you could fly/coach/train your way there and just have to do the return drive.