When they say "out-of-the-box" they mean when you use it as advertised.
If you look at the comparison chart here:
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You will see that it is for PayPal Pro not remote checkout (PayPal Standard), US Lbs. and US dollars. Obviously it is going to require a lot of modifications to use in the UK with an unsupported payment gateway.
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