Had the same experience (also UK). At some point, there was a service to exchange to BTC via Barclays Pingit [0] - it wasn't working when I tried a while ago bu

Had the same experience (also UK). At some point, there was a service to exchange to BTC via Barclays Pingit [0] - it wasn't working when I tried a while ago but seems open now. [0]: https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-pingit https://blockchain.info/wallet/deposit-pingit