Using The Disabled Toilet

[Vagus]

I was in John Lewis earlier this week and needed the loo.
All six of the ladies cubicles were taken and there was a queue of about six or seven ladies patiently waiting. The Disabled toilet was vacant so I used that, after asking if anyone in the queue ahead of me wanted to. You’d think I’d asked if anyone minded me peeing on the floor judging by some of the looks I got!
Accessible toilets are for anyone to use, why don’t more people like using them?

[Maydup]

I’ve also been known to go along the row and check that all the cubicles really are occupied. So often you encounter a queue but half the cubicles are in fact unoccupied! It’s just habit to queue and not try the doors.

[maggiebee]

The Brits just like standing in queues!

[Vagus]

Me too maydup, drives me made the way ladies are in the ladies loos, I could write a book about service station toilet use particularly!! You should hear me rant to other half when I get back in the car!!!! I gave up any attempt at trying to be polite and whilst I would never queue jump, ever, I do exactly what you do.

[barry1010]

Some disabled toilets need a Radar key, which is pointless because anyone can buy them for a couple of quid

[rowanwitch]

I have a radar key, even some pubs need one for their accessible toilet so you have to ask for it at the bar. Normal toilets are too low for me to use now without a rail
or something else to grab so I normally have to find an accessible one. I will sometimes hold the door open for a lady in the normal queue to use the accessible toilets after me.

[Hopkirk]

Madness to have a queue, and for one toilet not be used. If someone deserving arrives, they can be next in.

[gingejbee]

Well, you can get a "Disabled Persons Railcard" if you are deaf...no wheelchairs required!

[lankeela]

We hire portaloos for dog shows one normal and one disabled but we expect them both to be used by anyone and the disabled one is not just for disabled - it just means they have an accessible one if needed. It would cost us another £100 to provide a second normal one which is ridiculous if the disabled one is vacant for most of the day.

[nicebloke1]

Lets put this to bed:o> limp in and limp out, no one will dream of saying anything.

[The Builder]

Unlike "disabled parking", there is no law defining the use of "accessible" toilets for disabled ONLY.

I've worked on many pubs. It's quite normal to label them both for "Disabled" and "Ladies".

[The Builder]

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[nicebloke1]

If Khan gets his way, you will have to wear a blue toilet roll on your head:o>

[Canary42]

Why are some folk so obsessed with non-exposure of excretory organs?

Like the men who spurn the use of urinals and occupy a cubicle just for a pee, thereby possibly holding up guys desperate for a crap, when there are plenty or urinals free.

[douglas9401]

Simple answer, identify as disabled.

Sqad, far be it for me to disagree but the vast majority of disabled people are not wheelchair users otherwise Motability vehicles would all be converted vans.

It's a toilet, get in and get out but don't forget to tell anyone waiting to give it five minutes if need be.

[bednobs]

having had 25+ years of using disabled toilets, i can tell you the reason people dont like using them - they are invariably viler than the ladies loos

[Hazlinny]

Vagus/ You could always keep a zimmer in the car!

[barry1010]

Canary, in a lot of cultures men are raised to sit to wee. Saves a lot of arguments with the wife

[Vagus]

I don’t want to pretend to be disabled, and shouldn’t need to, I’d just like people to accept that it really is ok to use the accessible loo.
Bednobs, you’re right, although the one in John Lewis was just as clean as all the others there usually are.
Thanks for all your responses.

[maggiebee]

Isn't it a toilet for the disabled. If it was a disabled toilet, nobody would be able to use it.