Portable toilet hire in London

Loos for the capital's festivals and street parties

London's summer is one long run of outdoor events. Notting Hill Carnival takes over west London every August bank holiday, big music weekends fill Victoria Park, Finsbury Park, Brockwell Park and Hyde Park, and the London Marathon route in April needs facilities all the way from Greenwich to The Mall. Around all of that sit thousands of smaller gatherings: school fetes, street parties, food markets and marquee weddings in back gardens and city courtyards.

Suppliers listed on LooLocator handle the full spread, from a single event loo for a fortieth birthday in a Walthamstow garden to trailer units with flushing toilets and hot water for a wedding reception. As a rough guide, a standard event unit for a weekend tends to cost £100 to £160 delivered, with luxury trailers priced by size. The main thing in London is timing: festival season stretches supply, so lock in your date before you print the invitations.

Getting a loo delivered inside the M25

Delivery is the part that catches people out in London. The whole of Greater London sits inside the ULEZ, central drops may cross the Congestion Charge zone, and plenty of streets have red routes, timed loading bays or controlled parking. A good supplier will ask about access up front: gate widths for garden drops, whether a unit needs carrying through a house, and where the service vehicle can stop each week.

A few things worth settling before you request quotes:

• Who owns the ground. Borough parks and the Royal Parks each have their own event rules, and any unit on the public highway needs a council licence.
• Servicing. Weekly visits are standard on long hires, which typically run £30 to £45 a week; a busy event may need a mid-event service.
• Mains connections. Some venues let you plumb a trailer into water and drainage, which cuts tanker visits and cost.

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