To moggieplus4, surely Cheshire must have a few good drives (I see that is where you are located) and N.Wales as Graham suggested.
French roads are indeed in good nick. I think they get less wear and tear and they seem to fix them when required. Maybe toll roads relieve some of the financial burden.
But we need names! Road numbers or routes, pubs, restaurants or other points of interest to get our Mogs onto the open road.
Speaking of Cheshire, a very short blast is the road between Woore and Loggerheads (B5026), you get to cover three counties in one short drive (Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire and there are some very enticing hostelries in the vicinity.