IOS 8 Mobile Safari Issues

Since upgrading to iOS 8 I have experienced issues when using Safari to log into my mobile bank. During the log in process, after entering the 3rd requested character of my password, the focus automatically 'tabs' from this field but the 'Continue' button is not responsive and a blue 'cursor' appears behind it. To continue I have to either click back into the last password character field and click 'Go' or click back into another field on the screen which then 'enables' the button.
I did not have this issue in iOS7 and Chrome browser does not have the issue. The website has not been changed so why has it suddenly changed its behaviour since the upgrade?
Further to this, since the iOS 8.1 upgrade, the 'scroll wheels' used to select, say, a date of birth do not 'remember' the value that you have scrolled to if you click on the next entry field without selecting 'Done'. Again, this was fine until the 8.1 upgrade.
I don't think saying that websites aren't compatible with the Safari updates is good enough as all other browsers I've used do not have the issue.
Any suggestions?
I'm definitely taking the plunge and using Chrome from now on (any issues I've reported seem to have been fixed within a few days), if not moving away from Apple all together if an issue isn't acknowledged and/or fixed (I can see via Google searches that other people are experiencing issues).

I've experienced something similar in that I was on vacation and trying to access the hotel's wifi. And what you expect to happen happened, click on the network to join and the terms and conditions page comes up. My mobile safari even said 'done' as in that it was a success. But in reality the right page hadn't come up and while it showed that I was online,, I really wasn't. I had to open a different browser to get the proper terms page to come up.
I do think there is an issue with how safari handles certain codes. Unfortunately I don't think there is much a user can do beyond have the work around (having browsers other than safari handy). If Apple decides to fix any coding issues with Safari, they'll just quietly do it and roll it out with an iOS update.
You can send them feedback and let them know that your bank's site doesn't work but beyond that there's not much users can do.

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