Opening Bank accounts in uk is peice of pi** Unless of course you are from outside uk living in a country where there is an ID card and believe we in uk should bend over backwards to accomodate you cos you are from EU.
get a passport,driving license from your country,go to the nearest post office pay a fee and get an UK driving license and approach any high street bank
and Voila you can open an bank account, subject to credit score you will get an overdraft or credit card
But since the folks who come from eu can't do these simple things they blame us for third world banking industry
Enough of my rant I am off to my local for a nice pint