If I had a sledgehammer...

...I'd use it on all the London call boxes. They don't work mostly anyway, so there'd be little effect on the 'service.'

Spent about an hour trying to make a call yesterday from a pay phone here in London, and the hit rate was 2 working phones in 9 I think. And it seems the time you get for the minimum money that you put in for a call is, well, just that: minimum. About 4 sec for 40 p.

I spent about 2 pounds (C$4.50) for about 60 sec of calling time. Ridiculous.