Pay for a pee

If you think the staff loo's are bad..............

Anyway, why not make 'em pay? Before the refurb, the public toilets there were abused left right & centre - at least now, hopefully, they'll keep the scum out.

The same happens at a few other stations, Uxbridge, Acton, Cockfosters come to mind. 20p.

I wouldn't mind paying if it meant there was a decent service, however more often than not you pay 20p and get a grotty place.

I've used the toilets on platform 1 at Paddington mainline, and not once have I seen an attendant. On one occasion I have also seen someone vaulting the barrier as they had no change and the machine was not working.

If you think that is bad... try the ones at Westminster... 50p a time!

The staff toilets at Wimbledon were closed for a while, a year or two back, for refurbishment. When they reopened the difference was less than astonishing!

I'm not much fussed what they are like inside, since I don't plan to eat my dinner in there, however I very much object to paying !

Besides passengers vault the ticket barriers, why will the toilet barrier be different, they'd have my support for that !! Half the (male) passenges will simply go on the platforms, at Charring Cross NR I even saw someone go up against the pay turnstile, lol ! ... much better to make them free me thinks !

(and it's not just men, last week one witnessed a female in a Chelsea top unloading 1/2 way down Sloane Square platform as I pulled in

The toilets at Moor Park were free when I had to use them once in 2005, but the gents loos on the Met local platforms weren't in very good condition, unflushed, toilet seat unhinged and I suspect that those toilets are as old as the platform buildings themselves.

There was a map that Annie Mole linked to a while back (possibly as much as a year ago) that showed which stations had toilets. It wasn't 100% accurate though. I think there may have been a thread on this forum about it at the time. I've had a quick look and can't find it, but I'm sure that if I'm not imagining it then Colin will deliver the link!

I think the only LU loos I've used are those at Wembley Park, which were free at the time (~February this year) and in a reasonable state.

I though Canary Wharfs were bit werid as it hidden in plain view! Bu inside there were ok but thought they be more clean. Watford's are ok when I went. High Barnet's were good.

Worst has to be Hanger Lanes... Greenfords were so bad they have been shut down but still appear with toilet sign on tube map I think

sorry boston manor was excellent? well never thought id see that one coming!

If you look there is generally an alternative facility. When they did up a shopping centre in Doncaster a few years ago, they put 2 large sets of loos in - one had all the information signs pointing to it, a massive "TOILETS" sign etc and charged 20p a time. The other was just as large, but hidden up some back stairs with only a couple of signs, and was free. Doncaster Council are huge on charging for public toilets, I'm not sure if they have any free ones these days - whereas in Gainsborough over the border in Lincolnshire, they're *all* free...

Those toilets that do exist seem to be fairly anonomous ! Someone asked me last week if there were public loos at Earl's Court, I said no, since I've never seen them, however, Seth from this group told me there in fact are !

They have recently refurbished numerous loos at East End of the District stations, yet none of them ever seem to be open.

Having been given a rushed turn around at Upminster, I then tried to access the toilets at Hornchurch, Dagenham East, Heathway and Becontree, all of which were locked during their hours of operation. Even I, as staff am not privvy ( hehe ;D !) to the access codes for these doors ! After which there is nothing near the drivers cab stopping point until Mansion House (as far as I know !) !

(Then they wonder why trains stop for ages causing blocking back from Mansion House !)

RE: Boston Manor - I noted them as 'excellent' as at the time I used them they were spotless, looked like it had just been cleaned.