^This.
For GBP you can also use Coinfloor. Not quite the liquidity of Coinbase, but decent support and no problems cashing out. I've used both and localbitcoins over the years.
I've not read good things about Coinfloor. They also don't seem professional in the slightest. Some of their policy changes have been so extreme customers thought it was an April fool until they confirmed it. I wouldn't want to touch them either.
I can stand on my own two stumps and point to every penny.
Yeah, I read all that as well. But what can I say? I tried a couple of test amounts (before Coinbase's GBP facility) and it was fine and then used them for larger amounts and it was fine as well. Their changes were badly handled (like finex they wanted to lose the lo-money people who cost them tons in support and forum complaints, but bring no profits). Who knows why all the hate, its the internet, there could be any reason. Sour grapes, competitors, even the truth and I've just been lucky. Before them I used LBC, but unless you like giving it away you have to sell to retail, not one of the dealers, and its not worth the grief (to me).