Looking for business cards to be printed in the UK, quickly.

(Note: This is a shot in the dark, but a reasonably informed one.) http://www.vistaprint.co.uk/ are supposedly not bad, and are pretty well known. They often have some good deals too. There are a http://www.ciao.co.uk/Reviews/vistaprint_co_uk__5124118

http://www.aubergineprint.co.uk/ - their cards are better than any others I've seen. Full colour on 350gsm with a matt laminate that really makes them stand out. I know you said "nothing fancy" but I always think business cards are worth spending a bit extra on. £60+VAT for 1,000. You can email them print-ready files.

I bought some http://gapingvoid.com designed business cards from http://www.streetcards.com recently and was pleased with the overall quality. I think they specialize in small runs, so you might be able to get a better price on a 500-1000 unit order from someplace else. Also, they do print on demand, I think so you'll be getting that, as opposed to screen-printed, but that being said, they look loads better than anything I've been able to print on my inkjet at home.

I'll second printing.com for simple jobs, with another vote for a small local printshop. Business cards are probably a major line of work for them, they're always willing to talk the job through, and you can hand the job on a disk and pick the cards up yourself, saving 24-48 hours.

This is somewhere between "personal experience" and "shot in the dark," but... I've used http://euroffice.co.uk/home.asp for a variety of office stuff, from envelopes to furniture, and I've always found them VERY reliable and helpful. That's the personal experience part. They also offer a business card printing service, and based on my past experience, I'd trust them to do a good job of it, but I've never actually bought business cards from them. (That's the shot in the dark part.)