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>>It should be, but well... corona has led to massive issues Not a truck driver, but I was in the centre of Manchester around February time this year(pretty mu
by gambiting 5y ago
>>It should be, but well... corona has led to massive issues
Not a truck driver, but I was in the centre of Manchester around February time this year(pretty much peak lockdown in the UK), and it was impossible to use the toilet anywhere. I went from business to business, cofee shop to coffee shop, literally begged to use their toilets as I really had to go, no one agreed, corona restrictions, bathrooms only for employees etc etc. The only public toilet on the main square was out of order too.
So I ended up going behind some bins in a back alley. Absolutely bonkers and stupid.
- switch007 5y agoI had similar problems in city centres (Manchester included) and petrol stations. I'm definitely of the opinion that it was due to furloughed staff more than a safety aspect. I complained to my MP because our 24-hour train station decided toilets could only be open 7am-7pm due to "lack of staff due to COVID". Absolutely bonkers. They've returned to more sane opening hours now luckily. Denying people the right to go to the toilet while away from home was one of the many, many lowlights in the response to COVID.
- dustintrex 5y agoNot familiar with UK laws, but in most countries, giving customers access to a restroom is a mandatory condition for an F&B license, precisely so that they don't need to go poo behind the bins.
- gambiting 5y agoThere is the same law in the UK but it was suspended during lockdown, you could walk into a Starbucks to buy a coffee, but their customer toilers were literally taped up and locked from use. I assume staff had their own toilets in the back but they wouldn't let me use them.