In message , at 12:04:01 on
Fri, 23 Mar 2012, David Walters remarked:
TBH I don't see why people object to pay bogs, it's not as if 30p is
exactly going to break anyone's bank

It's whether you have the 30p on you or not (ie no use if all you have
is a 50p). Although the loos at Kings Cross have change machines
outside, so that's OK until they break.

It's a bit of a shame you can't use your Oyster card.

Because of banking regulations that would probably only be allowed if
the toilets were operated by TfL. However, they could accept "Paywave"
credit cards.

In the future, it might be worth trying to get the law
changed/clarified, to see if stored credit on ITSO cards (eg issued by
FCC or EC) could be used, as buying from Network Rail rather than the
ToCs is almost the same thing. And that would leave the way open for
"free facilities" for season ticket holders and so on.
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Roland Perry