I had some nice delivery trips in Scotland during the summer months, never saw a Midge at all , did one trip in the winter, had to pick my route carefully, with the helpful knowledge of the locals telling me roads to avoid.
It was eye opener when driving in Spain/Majorca to see many many scooter riders not wearing a helmet, thought it was law in all EU countries, and the police did not seem to give a toss, do that here and you would have 3 police interceptors doing a forced stop