We're off to the continent soon and I've just had a thought, followed by a slightly worrying Google search.
Since we last went abroad for any length of time, SWMBO has developed a form of inflammatory arthritis, which makes the use of a disabled loo preferable when we are out of the house or motorhome. She's not registered as disabled at the moment, as the specialist has told her that her treatment isn't yet optimised and we won't know how much mobility she will get back once it is fully in place. Standard loos are too low and don't have anything to use to haul yourself off the seat.
Anyway, it's quite easy to get a RADAR key for use in the UK. The local keymaker in our market stocks them. This has helped a lot in town centre loos, as well as some sites, like the CC one at Seacroft. The RADAR key is a UK only.
There is a key 'advertised' for Germany (and a small numbers of other places we don't plan to visit just yet), called the Eurokey. This key can be obtained against paperwork proving one is registered (not possible for us at the moment) or perhaps against a doctor's letter (which we might be able to do but would be at a cost). I haven't been able to determine how widespread its use is at the moment, though there are ACSI sites (well one at least!) which state you need it there.
The big question is France, however, as we'll probably be there in March. I've done some searches and there isn't much information available as far as I can see. The last time we were in France, we didn't have the issue, so never noticed what arrangements were in place.
Can anyone fill in the gaps in my knowledge, please? I'm not too worried about sites, as we will have the motorhome there but if we go into towns, I'd like to know whether we will have to carry a booster seat with us!
Our comprehensive plans for March were to either turn left or right at Calais, depending on the weather. However, it might be worth giving Germany a miss until SWMBO can either use a normal loo or we get the necessary paperwork, so maybe Belgium/Holland would provide an alternative if the weather in France happens to be dodgy, though we have a fortnight so could travel a decent distance.
Thanks in advance for any answers!
Tony
Since we last went abroad for any length of time, SWMBO has developed a form of inflammatory arthritis, which makes the use of a disabled loo preferable when we are out of the house or motorhome. She's not registered as disabled at the moment, as the specialist has told her that her treatment isn't yet optimised and we won't know how much mobility she will get back once it is fully in place. Standard loos are too low and don't have anything to use to haul yourself off the seat.
Anyway, it's quite easy to get a RADAR key for use in the UK. The local keymaker in our market stocks them. This has helped a lot in town centre loos, as well as some sites, like the CC one at Seacroft. The RADAR key is a UK only.
There is a key 'advertised' for Germany (and a small numbers of other places we don't plan to visit just yet), called the Eurokey. This key can be obtained against paperwork proving one is registered (not possible for us at the moment) or perhaps against a doctor's letter (which we might be able to do but would be at a cost). I haven't been able to determine how widespread its use is at the moment, though there are ACSI sites (well one at least!) which state you need it there.
The big question is France, however, as we'll probably be there in March. I've done some searches and there isn't much information available as far as I can see. The last time we were in France, we didn't have the issue, so never noticed what arrangements were in place.
Can anyone fill in the gaps in my knowledge, please? I'm not too worried about sites, as we will have the motorhome there but if we go into towns, I'd like to know whether we will have to carry a booster seat with us!
Our comprehensive plans for March were to either turn left or right at Calais, depending on the weather. However, it might be worth giving Germany a miss until SWMBO can either use a normal loo or we get the necessary paperwork, so maybe Belgium/Holland would provide an alternative if the weather in France happens to be dodgy, though we have a fortnight so could travel a decent distance.
Thanks in advance for any answers!
Tony