Wolfhound, are you suggesting that the Britons should try to keep the Scots out of England? Both sides used woad in the ancient past! Or that the Scots should try to keep Romans out of the north, them having climbed over the wall that they built? I'm confused.
A not unfamiliar state.

999, some tanks (not British, but Swedish or Swiss or something) have several reverse gears but only one forward gear!
Not really. The turret trains only backwards, as they have a policy of national non-aggression, and expect that in the event of being invaded they will fight a skirmishing, retreating type of warfare.

Enjoy the trip, Kendall. Don't drive when tired. In NZ we lose a couple of tourists every year who do, and react wrongly to unexpected situations, or perhaps drive in unfamiliar types of vehicles like the sad case of the young Americans who died a few days ago.