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Ban charging people to use public toilets

Submitted by Serena Atkar on Wednesday 1st April 2026

Published on Friday 1st May 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 1st November 2026

Current Signatures: 72
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Access ~ Basics ~ Cash ~ Change ~ Cruel ~ Denying ~ Emergency ~ Money ~ Opportunity ~ Parliament ~ Sanitary ~ Toilet ~ Towel

Petition Action

Ban charging people to use public toilets

Petition Details

I would like the UK Government or Parliament to ban places charging people to use public toilets. I believe everyone should have free access to use public toilets.

Additional Information

I believe going to the toilet is a basic human right that should not be denied to anyone just because they have no cash on them to pay to go to the toilet. Furthermore, I feel it would be cruel to deny people access to using public toilets if they didn't have any money on them, especially if they were in an emergency, such as a period emergency. For example, I believe a woman should never be denied the opportunity to change her sanitary towel just because she had no cash to use public toilets.


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