Luxury Portable Toilet Hire: Compare Options for UK Organisers

Compare Temporary Facilities’ Small Luxury Toilet 1+1 with Toilets on the Go on siting, connections and servicing—not luxury finishes alone. Their published conditions differ, and Temporary Facilities’ water-supply statements need clarification before booking. [1][2]

Compare the suppliers’ published conditions

Temporary Facilities — Small Luxury Toilet 1+1

• Siting and access: Temporary Facilities specifies firm, level ground and dimensions of “10ft (14 6″ inc. drawbar) x 6ft”. It offers a pre-hire site inspection, with delivery, siting and testing by its staff. [1]
• Utility connections: The page lists ½-inch mains water and 13-amp electricity or a generator, but also calls the unit completely self-contained, needing neither fresh water nor separate drainage. Temporary Facilities says its units need no fresh-water supply, but can be connected for long-term use. [1] Get the requirement for your hire confirmed in writing.
• Servicing: Multi-day servicing is available; an onsite attendant costs extra. [1] Ask for an itemised consumables allowance and servicing scope.

Toilets on the Go

• Siting and access: Its FAQ requires clear delivery and collection access. Units are manoeuvred by hand; trolley assistance must be requested in advance. It will not crane units over fences or walls, or move them up or down steps. [2]
• Utility connections: Water connection is optional and useful if sink water runs out, although adding water fills the waste tank faster. For luxury trailers, the FAQ requires a generator or a plug of up to 13 amps, in place before delivery; it does not state drainage requirements. [2] Request these for the quoted trailer.
• Servicing: Trailer consumables and filled dispensers are included, with uniformed attendants priced to requirements. [2] Request a cleaning and emptying schedule alongside those inclusions.

This compares a named Temporary Facilities product with Toilets on the Go’s supplier-wide FAQ conditions, rather than two model specifications. [1][2] Ask Toilets on the Go to identify the exact trailer before treating the offers as equivalent.

Request capacity assumptions, not a guest number

Give both suppliers the same brief: attendance, operating hours, peak periods, guest profile, alcohol provision, multi-day schedule and accessible-facility requirements. Ask each to return a proposed configuration, capacity assumptions, refill and emptying triggers, servicing schedule and contingency arrangement.

Allowances differ: Toilets+ recommends increasing provision by at least 30% where alcohol is available; JB suggests 10–20% contingency for alcohol or unpredictable surges. [3][5] These are differently framed supplier recommendations, not verified statutory ratios. Do not average them; ask each supplier to explain its allowance.

Temporary Facilities lists its Small Luxury Toilet 1+1 as suitable for up to 110 guests; ask what event duration and servicing that figure assumes. [1] For each quoted trailer, request written confirmation of capacity for the event’s duration and maximum uses before emptying. Compare those answers alongside the proposed service visits, rather than accepting a headline guest number.

Resolve connections before planning utilities

Ask for written confirmation of the quoted configuration:

• Water and power: Does it need mains water? How much fresh water arrives onboard, how is hot water produced, and what power source is required throughout the event?
• Waste: What storage is included, is drainage needed, who arranges refills, and what happens when water runs out or waste storage fills?
• Connections: Where are they, what hoses and cables are supplied, and what lengths, power consumption and operating duration should the site plan allow for?

For Toilets on the Go, ask the supplier to match the emptying plan to the water arrangement: its FAQ warns that adding water fills the waste tank faster. [2]

Approve the delivery route and final position

Mark four separate areas on the site plan for supplier approval:

• Vehicle route: Show gate widths, gradients, overhead clearance and restrictions. Toilets on the Go normally uses 3.5-tonne flatbeds, potentially HGV-sized vehicles for larger events, and requests restricted-access details with what3words information. [2]
• Manoeuvring area: Request confirmation of turning space and loaded weight. For Toilets on the Go, account for hand manoeuvring and its restriction on moving units over steps. [2]
• Trailer footprint: Use Temporary Facilities’ offered inspection to clarify its dimension notation and approve the full operating area, including any steps and stabilisers, on its required firm, level ground. [1]
• Guest approach: Mark this separately from delivery access and request approval of the proposed layout.

Request a wet-weather alternative position. Toilets on the Go may accept grass subject to the driver’s assessment; unsuitable ground can require repositioning. [2] Seek agreement on both positions before booking.

Assess accessible facilities separately

Request a separately identified accessible unit rather than treating luxury finishes as evidence of suitability. Check the guest route, entrance and internal layout against LooLocator’s planning guidance: firm, level standing, a clear approach at least one metre wide, a wider door, wheelchair turning space, grab rails and a lower handwash point. [6]

JB also advises checking wheelchair access and room for carers. [5] These are planning recommendations, not a compliance certificate or verified statement of legal requirements. [5][6]

Check the sink explicitly: Toilets on the Go says its accessible toilets have hand sanitiser but no sinks. [2] Ask whether the proposed configuration meets the event’s handwashing needs and request an alternative arrangement if necessary.

Before accepting a unit, request dimensions, photographs and written confirmation of the entrance, turning space, handwashing facilities and room for a carer.

Agree servicing and collection responsibilities

Put the servicing schedule alongside the capacity agreement. Separate the following in the quote:

• Supplies: Initial consumables and subsequent replenishment.
• Cleaning and attendance: Cleaning tasks, attendant hours and cover during breaks.
• Water and waste: Fresh-water refills and tank emptying, with service times and vehicle access arrangements.
• Emergency response: Contact details, agreed response times and callout charges.

Have the supplier confirm each item’s scope and cost; do not assume an attendant booking includes tank emptying.

Agree collection timing. Toilets on the Go collects on a scheduled route unless a specific time is agreed. Its £30 plus VAT charge applies to a failed last-minute collection caused by an extension, in addition to the extension payment—not as a general failed-access fee. [2]

It also says weather-damaged ground can delay collection while equipment remains the customer’s responsibility. [2] Ask the agreement to specify any extra hire costs and removal arrangements if ground conditions prevent collection.

What to confirm with each provider

Neither Temporary Facilities’ cited product page nor Toilets on the Go’s cited FAQ states an exact luxury-trailer hire price. [1][2] Compare total quoted provision once both suppliers have answered the same site, utilities, capacity, accessibility and servicing questions.

• Toilets on the Go’s FAQ lists a £30.00 + VAT failed-collection charge if you extend when the driver arrives to collect; request routine delivery and collection prices, VAT, accessible provision, connections, attendants, servicing and extension prices [2].
• Confirm delivery coverage, cancellation and substitution terms, and a named contact for unresolved conditions.
• Record the agreed trailer model, capacity assumptions, utility requirements, service visits and collection arrangements in writing.

Choose the supplier whose written specification fits the event. Keep either option provisional while essential conditions remain unanswered, rather than booking on headline price.

References

1. Luxury Portable Toilets for Hire – Small – South of England (temporaryfacilities.co.uk)
2. FAQ's | Portable Toilet Loo Hire Rental Company in North West uk and Manchester (toiletsonthego.co.uk)
3. Festival Toilet Hire – Your Complete Guide for 2025 (toilets.co.uk)
5. How Many Toilets Do You Need for an Event? | JB Toilet Hire Ltd. (jbeventfacilities.co.uk)
6. How Many Toilets Does My Event Need? 2026 Calculator (loolocator.co.uk)