I have a coinbase account that's linked to a credit card for instant purchase and that service no longer works. The bank account link does, but the delay is over a week. We all know customer support is nonexistent, so I have to find an alternative.
Thanks one and all. I'm glad to have found this forum.
My advice to you, do not use any of the actual exchanges. If you do there is a high likelihood that something will go wrong. You could try circle, although their verification time is quite average. I suggest you just use Localbitcoins, the rates aren't that bad compared to the exchanges anyways, you have multiple payment options(cash deposit, bank transfer etc.), you're protected by their escrow, you don't pay any fees on your end, and most importantly, you do not need any verification. Sign up is easy as hell, less than 1 minute and you're ready to go.