I hate how they’re removing all of those old bunker like toilets and not replacing them. Public toilets can only be a good thing.
Fine with public toilets going as long as councils put agreements in place with businesses to allow public use of their toilets regardless of if they’re buying anything.
Getting to the stage where a lot of us will just have to wear adult nappies when we go out
It is a national problem honestly, London at least has common alternatives.
In London I just walk into the nearest chain cafe, pub, bar, or hotel and use their toilet. I’ve even tapped into a train station to use the platform toilets and then just tapped back out (which refunds the charge).
Lots of councils stipulate things like pubs / restaurants / bars etc have to have toilets open to the public as part of their alcohol licencing
I got fined £200 cuz I had to piss on the street,
No toilets in site ! Lpool st station is a life saver!
“No one goes out anymore”, “London has nice outdoor spaces for free”
The arguments you hear alot when complaining about the city. Can’t enjoy parks because toilets are always broken or dont exist, can’t plan anything properly in a group due to having to be near a cafe or pub.
Agreed keep public toilets.
I’m pretty sure there’s an unwritten rule that you can go in and use pub toilets for free even if you’re not a customer. I’ve done it numerous of times and no-one has ever stopped me or told me off. Coffee shops, McDonald’s, etc seem to be a lot more strict, but for your local pub is usually fine.
I had a miscarriage while out in London, during the pandemic. So I couldn’t go into shops or cafés.
It was deeply traumatising, to bleed out and not have access to a washroom.
There is a gendered element to this, because women are more reliant on public toilets. We get periods, women still overwhelming are the main caregivers for infants and the elderly, and we can’t pee standing up the way men can. Women suffer incontinence more commonly than men, because of childbirth.
It’s a way in which the public sphere can become inaccessible to women, so it urgently needs to be addressed. It’s not enough to say cafes can provide toilets, because we (the public) shouldn’t be reliant on a private business who can reasonably demand we purchase from them before using a toilet.
Welcome to the rest of the UK!
happening all over the country unless its a middle class suburban park with no Undesirables lol. oh well ill just have to piss and shit in the bushes like an animal no worries x
Are there any ?
Yep.
Another product of austerity cuts.
More power to local councils, led to LOBO loans, and councils nearing bankruptcy.
Many many many cuts, and asset sell off later, we have a country run to the ground.
This is a good site. And editable so if you find a new one or one that’s closed you can update it.
The issue with all toilets the public can access is that there is often one absolute degenerate who smears shit everywhere. No one wants to clean it obviously so they stop letting the public use the toilets.
This is just another example of how it takes only a handful of cretins to ruin everything for the other 10 million people in this city.
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I hate how they’re removing all of those old bunker like toilets and not replacing them. Public toilets can only be a good thing.
Fine with public toilets going as long as councils put agreements in place with businesses to allow public use of their toilets regardless of if they’re buying anything.
Getting to the stage where a lot of us will just have to wear adult nappies when we go out
It is a national problem honestly, London at least has common alternatives.
In London I just walk into the nearest chain cafe, pub, bar, or hotel and use their toilet. I’ve even tapped into a train station to use the platform toilets and then just tapped back out (which refunds the charge).
Lots of councils stipulate things like pubs / restaurants / bars etc have to have toilets open to the public as part of their alcohol licencing
I got fined £200 cuz I had to piss on the street,
No toilets in site ! Lpool st station is a life saver!
As I try to do with every post about this, here is my obligatory [please use and contribute to the Toilets4London app](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/toilets4london/id1543000174) 🙂
“No one goes out anymore”, “London has nice outdoor spaces for free”
The arguments you hear alot when complaining about the city. Can’t enjoy parks because toilets are always broken or dont exist, can’t plan anything properly in a group due to having to be near a cafe or pub.
Agreed keep public toilets.
I’m pretty sure there’s an unwritten rule that you can go in and use pub toilets for free even if you’re not a customer. I’ve done it numerous of times and no-one has ever stopped me or told me off. Coffee shops, McDonald’s, etc seem to be a lot more strict, but for your local pub is usually fine.
I had a miscarriage while out in London, during the pandemic. So I couldn’t go into shops or cafés.
It was deeply traumatising, to bleed out and not have access to a washroom.
There is a gendered element to this, because women are more reliant on public toilets. We get periods, women still overwhelming are the main caregivers for infants and the elderly, and we can’t pee standing up the way men can. Women suffer incontinence more commonly than men, because of childbirth.
It’s a way in which the public sphere can become inaccessible to women, so it urgently needs to be addressed. It’s not enough to say cafes can provide toilets, because we (the public) shouldn’t be reliant on a private business who can reasonably demand we purchase from them before using a toilet.
Welcome to the rest of the UK!
happening all over the country unless its a middle class suburban park with no Undesirables lol. oh well ill just have to piss and shit in the bushes like an animal no worries x
Are there any ?
Yep.
Another product of austerity cuts.
More power to local councils, led to LOBO loans, and councils nearing bankruptcy.
Many many many cuts, and asset sell off later, we have a country run to the ground.
This is a good site. And editable so if you find a new one or one that’s closed you can update it.
http://www.toiletmap.org.uk
TIL there’re public toilets in London.
The issue with all toilets the public can access is that there is often one absolute degenerate who smears shit everywhere. No one wants to clean it obviously so they stop letting the public use the toilets.
This is just another example of how it takes only a handful of cretins to ruin everything for the other 10 million people in this city.
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