Of the 180 bus routes that we know from questions 2022/0787, 2022/0786 and 2021/4900 lack ‘Toilet Dignity’ for bus drivers, even after the proposed bus route changes, at least 171 bus routes—over 25% of all London bus routes—will remain with a toilet only at one end, including 10 routes considered Priority 3 and an additional 3 where “access to toilets is not available at all hours of the day”.

Will you consider making immediate changes to these 171 bus routes to ensure that toilets will be made available to bus drivers at both ends?

As set out in the answer to question 2022/2679, these routes have a round trip time of under 150 minutes, which falls within the timeframe agreed with the bus drivers’ trade union, Unite, and the employing bus operators to have a toilet at one end as a minimum.

This criterion allows Transport for London to focus its limited funding on providing toilet facilities where they have greatest need. Where opportunities arise, such as a third-party development, TfL will always seek to further improve the number of facilities available.