FRP spring weight savings as compared to conventional leaf springs in similar applications are even greater. The third generation Corvette offered an optional FRP mono-leaf spring as an alternative to the standard multi-leaf steel spring.
This could also work out as the cheaper of the options if you share the journey with others and split the cost of fuel. The drive from central London to Glasgow takes around 7hrs; to Edinburgh around 7hrs 30mins; and to Inverness around 10hrs 30mins.
1 Trains depart every 15 minutes, taking just 47 minutes to London Liverpool Street (in the heart of the City of London), 36 minutes to Tottenham Hale (to connect with the London Underground to the West End)*, and to Stratford (with change at Tottenham Hale).