Okay, so my father has said he will not let me drive on my own up to Newcastle because after 4 months of having a license (April->August) I may not have enough "experience". However I can drive up there if he tags along in the front passenger seat, he has agreed to take some people up north in the back seats (2) if they put a tiny ammount of money into the fuel cost...
I already have a possible, and the date is far away, but just so I know, PM if you want a 'lift' from London (Central + Outskirts).
Back to the topic, I should be able to make the later august dates 100%, not so sure about the earlier dates (July) and the later (September).