Doc Holliday Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) We all know that using disabled parking bays is very much frowned upon (although I do question whether it is actually 'illegal', per se, especially if it wasn't a council run car park) but what about disabled WC's? If the cubicle is out of order and you need to have a pony then would you, or should you, use the diasbled WC? Say if you did use it and, on exiting, was faced by a member of the public with a family member in a wheelchair, or they themselves may well be in a wheelchair, would they be right to scorn you or are you perfectly within your rights to use it if no other option was available or if there was a queue? Afterall, it's not the same as parking in a disabled bay... is it? Edited January 3, 2017 by Doc Holliday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 It depends on your level of morality, if due to your actions the disabled person had had a "trouser accident" would you be prepared to help them clean up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 i have used Disabled toilets on quite a few occasions, as they also tend to double up as baby changing cubicles. I do feel a little guilty if there is someone waiting but what option do i have. In response to the op, if there is no option (only toilet in use) then i think you have no option but to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) I have been in a few big queues where there has been a disabled toilet used as a an able bodied toilet, when a disabled user has been there they have always gone to the front - it appeared to be an unwritten rule. I have noticed a lot have a RADAR key lock on now. I have also used them when i have had a pushchair with me or when the baby change facility is located in the Female toilets (there is more room and usually a flat side or even a change table) Edited January 3, 2017 by ph5172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDZzl9AyXeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 When you've got to go, you've got to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Incidentally, that was *the best* IT crowd episode ever. If you haven't seen it, you should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Whilst out with a friend he used the disabled wc on his exit he was acusted by a lady informing him that he should be ashamed of himself, after a few minutes of her rant he duely informed her that he was a war veteran and had a prosthetic lower leg, so the moral of the story is be careful who you judge whilst they use the disabled wc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Whilst out with a friend he used the disabled wc on his exit he was acusted by a lady informing him that he should be ashamed of himself, after a few minutes of her rant he duely informed her that he was a war veteran and had a prosthetic lower leg, so the moral of the story is be careful who you judge whilst they use the disabled wc. Precisely. Disabled toilets are essentially larger rooms adapted to make it easier for disabled or even elderly people to use them, it does not necessarily mean that only the disabled can use them. What if a person who is technically disabled was "caught" using able bodied facilities, do we name and shame them ? If there were ladies, gents and disabled toilets side by side then obviously you would wait longer to use the one most appropriate but if you had to use one in a hurry or when the others are out of order then all's fair in love and war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I think it is a question of etiquette more than anything else and etiquette the same as language is changing with the genderless non discriminatory society we are being made to live in so perhaps to be fair and non discriminatory to all the real answer is to make all toilets the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me matt Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I think when your touching cloth- that actually is a disability 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Would use it if no other choice and apologise/explain to the waiting person. A family member has a 'Radar' key but is too embarrassed to use it for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I wouldn't push to the front of the queue but would certainly join it if it was the only option available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I'll use one if no other option. They are not exclusively for disabled, but designed specifically with disabled in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I believe current parlance is that they are "accessible" toilets. And as already mentioned not all disabling conditions are visible just look at the Spanish Paralympic basketball team of 2000 I used to work at a place where there wee no disabled staff and rarely if ever visitors so the disabled loo was reserved for executive use only. After a plumbing problem in the gents we all had to use it and they were really unhappy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Not like there going to be in there for that long. What's the problem? Unlike parking a car that could be there for hour's. I mean the worst case how long does it take to drop the kids off at the baths. If it's just a tinkle then less than a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) The disabled toilets are not just for the sole use of disabled people, they are just kitted out for them. Unless other wise stated. Just remember its your duty to leave a load of Gorillas Fingers for the next person to peruse whichever toilet you use. Edited January 3, 2017 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 The disabled toilets are not just for the sole use of disabled people, they are just kitted out for them. Unless other wise stated. Just remember its your duty to leave a load of Gorillas Fingers for the next person to peruse whichever toilet you use. So why would they be fitted with a key that is only available to disabled people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 So why would they be fitted with a key that is only available to disabled people? Technically anyone can buy a key. But I guess the reason is to stop them being permanently occupied by able bodied people and so restricting access to those who need the facilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 So why would they be fitted with a key that is only available to disabled people? Not that many of them are.....Regs call for accessible WC provision not a dedicated disabled WC Hence many coffee shops having a single mulituse facility (should have 2 sinks IIRc but many dont) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longspoon Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 So why would they be fitted with a key that is only available to disabled people? Not all have a key. it's usually department stores...if it's unoccupied and you need to go, use it....end of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 When I applied years ago for a radar key I was required to show proof of disability which is clearly.not the case now with all the cheap knock offs available, the regs that coffee shops get around by providing one loo for all are exactly that, regs or legal requirements they must adhere to, there are over 9000 radar key toilets in the UK designed to stop junkies using them to get high and people using them for a quick bunk up Disabled parking bays are there to enable doors on cars to be opened fully to allow access which would otherwise be Impossible in a standard space, if you looked at me you would have no idea I had a disability that would mean sometimes I need access to big parking spaces and can't que for the loo sometimes either but I have mri scans and surgeons reports coming out of my ears that say differently. Constant pain isn't easily visible.to others and I have lost count of the people who have "challenged me" through their own ignorance, never judge a man until you have walked a mile.in his shoes should be the motto here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 The disabled toilets are not just for the sole use of disabled people, they are just kitted out for them. Unless other wise stated. Just remember its your duty to leave a load of Gorillas Fingers for the next person to peruse whichever toilet you use. I prefer the euphemism "bangers & mash." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Disabled toilets are designed to make it easier for those who are physically impaired in some way. Now, how many times have you seen a disabled person using these loos? By that I mean going in and out of them, not actually using them. I'll bet that they are vastly under used for their designed purpose and so I would have no compunction in using one if I needed to go and one was vacant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 anyone can buy a RADAR key http://www.ageukincontinence.co.uk/easy-turn-key-for-disabled-toilets.html?utm_campaign=ShoppingFeed&utm_source=google&utm_medium=merchantcenter&utm_content=Health%20%3E%20Inco%20%3E%20Incontinence%20Accessories%20%3E%20Radar%20Disabled%20Toilet%20Keys&gclid=CMjlo-W7ptECFYk_GwoddL4JKQ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Disabled-Toilet-Key/191855740386 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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