In reply to misterfrogfish:
> A bank transfer, for me, means going to my bank on Monday and waiting 5 working days for the transfer. So probably over two weeks to get the tent. Very backward.
Yup, the hopeless UK banking system. From Germany I could do instant transfer into their account and a normal transfer must be done within one working day anywhere in the Eurozone.
Some banks are better than others though, complain otherwise nothing will ever improve.