"That is the main category of streetwalker. Those who have nowhere to go for a punt have always been smaller in number IIRC."
not that im an expert but what you have said is total bollox. the vast majority of streetwalkers are zombie crackheads that have sex in the street / punters car. then run off with the £20 or whatever to get their next fix.
pick up girls that actually have somewhere to go and are not crackhead zombies in more recent times quite hard to find but seem to be making a comeback are found around affluent areas like mayfair.... sussex gardens has in the past been a mix of kings cross style crackhead, pick up girls and clip artists... until they closed it down completely...
kings cross, camden, commercial road etc strictly crackhead zombies.
"So they couldn't be phoning for a cab then? OK, you're probably the expert. But I'd love to see the law that stops people taking cards from callboxes."
well thats just it isnt it... how long do you have to wait for a cab to drive past in central london? who the fuck doesnt have a mobile phone in this day and age? standing in a phone box late at night in soho looks dodgy as fuck any copper sees that are going to want to have a word.
and i didnt say there was a law that stops you from taking cards down but there is definately a law that stops you putting them up so like i said... if the police see you fucking around in a phone box in soho in the early hours then they are going to want to talk to you.... and thats exactly what happened to him isnt it.
if you dont believe me try it... find a phone box with plenty of wall paper at 4am on shaftsbury avenue or somehwere... or better yet those ones by the church, go on in and start fucking around with the cards or pretend to smoke crack and wait for the police to turn up and see what you get...