In article , Helen Deborah Vecht
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Ian Jelf typed
My experience has been that railway stations *used* to charge 20p but
seem to have discontinued the practice now. Maybe I've just been
lucky? In any case, like Neil, I don't mind paying for good facilities.

Uuuh? Euston, King's Cross & Waterloo have all extracted at least 20p
from me within the last year.

The only one of those I've used in recent times is Waterloo and come to
think of it, you're right: 20p it was.

The facilities are OK but I really would prefer to dry my hands on a
cloth or paper towel rather than use the germ-blowers that can overheat
the dungeons in which the facilities hide.
So they're not "more hygienic", as claimed?

Getting down to the dungeons is great fun [not] with a load of luggage
(at least Euston's aren't approached by stairs!) a loaded bicycle
('Please do not leave luggage unattended') or a disability that makes
descending stairs difficult. (I don't have a RADAR key yet)
Can you *ask* to use the disabled loos under such circumstances, ie do
the staff have a RADAR key?

(By the way, I don't make a habit of hanging around public toilets,
however much it might look like it from this post!

This is obvious to me as a Brum based guide doesn't seem familiar with
London Euston! ;-)
I always use Marylebone! ;-)

Helen, who always has a supply of 20p coins ('toilet tokens') on hand.
£1 coins are trolley tokens...
Here in Birmingham, you get used to carrying a supply of change for the
occasional bus journey (exact fare only here, no change given)!
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Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
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London & the Heart of England
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