Spending a Penny

I used to work in an office. In an office you can use the toilet almost any time you want. Not so driving a bus.

Drivers are provided a list of available toilets they can use. Typically, the toilets are at the end of bus routes. Some are public toilets in parks, shopping centres, train stations and pubs. Some are purpose built for drivers. There are some pubs not of the official list who don’t mind if drivers use their toilets. Drivers are given a master key for those toilets which are kept locked.

One driver told me how he was desperate to go in the middle of a bus route. He realised the route passed close to one of the toilets available for drivers. He diverted off the route (with passengers), used the facilities and resumed the route.