OK, so we've heard stories of maximum takings ever, but for those who busk fairly regularly, what are your average takings per hour? Anytime I've tried it's been around £8, which is fine for me, and of course it's worth twice as much when people seem to be enjoying it and come up and talk to you. It does seem really cruel the way they often clamp down on buskers, but on the other hand there can be some really terrible ones - by anyone's standards - out there. Came across a guy with a tin whistle who couldn't even play three notes together, and sat permanently pretending he was about to play something, and actually getting payed for it! I suppose in the end the good buskers find it lucrative enough to keep at it, while the bad ones give up pretty soon. Democracy!