Meeeeh, Had a connection issue between services. Have been updated and changed, so should work properly now.
Let me know if you are still experiencing problems.
Simon, Stuff.
It's working now, though the flow is a little weird. I created the account on my desktop, but didn't have my personal email setup there, so I activated on my iPad. That activated my account, but it's missing any relevant info. Eg, instead of "Hi Peter, thanks for activating!" it just says, "Hi , thanks for activating!". I also can't login from my iPad. Tapping on "Log in" does nothing, won't even bring up the side bar. It works if I open an incognito tab, though. For reference, using the latest Chrome app on the iPad.