Do shops have to let customers use their toilets?

corner of hells

If it was two ten year olds , they could use their combined ages and present themselves as a twenty year old.

Also petrol stations must have a jax for the public.

iamwhoiam

LirW wrote: »

I hope nobody here was out for a whole day with no toilet around when suddenly the sh1t properly hits you and it feels like you burst.
Never had an unexpected pressure that just got you?
Seems like boards is occupied from the poop elite that never had any movements whatsoever.

As a matter of interest would you allow a stranger use your private toilet if in a predicament ?

Graces7

iamwhoiam wrote: »

So a shop has to let a person who is in the shop use their staff toilet ? Do you know of any law that says that ?

Some things are above/outside the law and in the realm of simple kindness. I often have to ask in LIDL due to age related need and always courtesy.

Same re kids surely.

colm_mcm

corner of hells wrote: »

Also petrol stations [b/]must have a jax for the public.

As in should, or are required to?

corner of hells

colm_mcm wrote: »

As in should, or are required to?

I think they're required to.

Graces7

iamwhoiam wrote: »

As a matter of interest would you allow a stranger use your private toilet if in a predicament ?

Excuse my saying so but that is a totally different matter. Shops are per se public places.. If someone were in my house for some reason eg workman, and needed the toilet then of course.
But I am not in the habit of letting total strangers in for no reason???????

A child caught short is a real need. Would hope any shop would help .

Arghus

What I've learned: It's a surprisingly hard issue to get a clear answer on.

Sleeper12

Graces7 wrote:

Excuse my saying so but that is a totally different matter. Shops are per se public places.. If someone were in my house for some reason eg workman, and needed the toilet then of course. But I am not in the habit of letting total strangers in for no reason???????

You are mistaken there. Part of the shop can be seen as a public place but anything off the shop floor is definitely not public. In most cases a customer isn't insured to be "out back" of the shop. Once you pass the "staff only" sign it is dangerous territory.

iamwhoiam

Graces7 wrote: »

Some things are above/outside the law and in the realm of simple kindness. I often have to ask in LIDL due to age related need and always courtesy.

Same re kids surely.

Well in fairness a staff toilet is surely not for public use ? Nor is my private toilet in my house . I had a request once from a charity collector at my door to use my toilet . I had no problem with that as a once off . But if I had two or three requests a week I think I would be simply denying them all the use . You see its not one request that causes people to refuse it is multiple requests and people who think they should be entitled to use a private facility

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corner of hells wrote: »

I think they're required to.

I'm informed that they are not required to have public toilets at all.

iamwhoiam

Graces7 wrote: »

Excuse my saying so but that is a totally different matter. Shops are per se public places.. If someone were in my house for some reason eg workman, and needed the toilet then of course.
But I am not in the habit of letting total strangers in for no reason???????

A child caught short is a real need. Would hope any shop would help .

The shop may be a public place the toilet may not be

colm_mcm

corner of hells wrote: »

I think they're required to.

I don’t think they are.

Try_harder

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Well in fairness a staff toilet is surely not for public use ? Nor is my private toilet in my house . I had a request once from a charity collector at my door to use my toilet . I had no problem with that as a once off . But if I had two or three requests a week I think I would be simply denying them all the use . You see its not one request that causes people to refuse it is multiple requests and people who think they should be entitled to use a private facility

Charity collector? Use your bucket!

Seriously I'd send them to the public loo.


I dont want strangers shítting in my house!

iamwhoiam

Try_harder wrote: »

Charity collector? Use your bucket!

Seriously I'd send them to the public loo.


I dont want strangers ****ting in my house!

It was a very young woman who was out all day in heavy showers . I have two daughters who I hope if they were so badly in need that a kind person would come to their aid .As I said a once off request from a lovely young woman . If it happened daily I would definitely not allow it

Try_harder

iamwhoiam wrote: »

It was a very young woman who was out all day in heavy showers . I have two daughters who I hope if they were so badly in need that a kind person would come to their aid .

young woman allow her into my house? No. That creates a whole host of other issues!

What did the charity have them out in the rain????

I'm a kind person, but I'm not naive

iamwhoiam

Try_harder wrote: »

young woman allow her into my house? No. That creates a whole host of other issues!

What did the charity have them out in the rain????

I'm a kind person, but I'm not naive

Nor am I . And I would prefer not to go into details

Try_harder

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Nor am I . And I would prefer not to go into details

why not? you brought it up

iamwhoiam

Try_harder wrote: »

why not? you brought it up

I did indeed , doesn't mean you are entitled to know this womans situation ?

Try_harder

iamwhoiam wrote: »

I did indeed , doesn't mean you are entitled to know this womans situation ?

situation?? Now I am intrigued - would I let a door to door charity collector use my loo- still no

iamwhoiam

Try_harder wrote: »

situation?? Now I am intrigued - would I let a door to door charity collector use my loo- still no

And that is entirely your perogative

Try_harder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIOH8Trfas4

iamwhoiam wrote: »

And that is entirely your perogative

a while ago you weren't so agreeable.

iamwhoiam

Try_harder wrote: »

a while ago you weren't so agreeable.

When was I not ? Agreeable to what What you do with your private facilities is your business ? As is the shop in the OP
No idea what your actual problem is with me ? .

Try_harder

iamwhoiam wrote: »

When was I not ? Agreeable to what What you do with your private facilities is your business ? As is the shop in the OP
No idea what your actual problem is with me ? .

insinuating that I wouldn't be a kind person if I didnt let them.

iamwhoiam

Try_harder wrote: »

insinuating that I wouldn't be a kind person if I didnt let them.

At no stage did I do that ? Quote it

MadDog76

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

If a partially toilet-trained 10 year old was left alone ( or with a similarly-aged other kid) in my shop, I'd be calling the guards.

And the Guards would hang up on you.

Try_harder

iamwhoiam wrote: »

It was a very young woman who was out all day in heavy showers . I have two daughters who I hope if they were so badly in need that a kind person would come to their aid .As I said a once off request from a lovely young woman . If it happened daily I would definitely not allow it

Here

iamwhoiam

Try_harder wrote: »

Here

Nothing in that post referes to you. Nor does anything in that post say that anyone not allowing her in is unkind
So don't put words in my mouth please

Now enough of de railing this thread

Try_harder

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Nothing in that post referes to you

It was a quoted reply to what I said!!!

corner of hells

colm_mcm wrote: »

I don’t think they are.

I've changed my mind and decided to agree with and go against everything AH stands for and not continue a pointless argument .

So how's everyone doing in their Fantasy Football Leagues ?

Try_harder

corner of hells wrote: »

I've changed my mind and decided to agree with and go against everything AH stands for and not continue a pointless argument .

So how's everyone doing in their Fantasy Football Leagues ?

Didnt enter