BUS bosses have been warned they are breaching EU law by having no disabled toilet facilities at Ayr Bus Station.

Stagecoach Buses confirmed in October that the facilities had been closed owing to vandalism with drug users also leaving discarded items inside, causing health and safety concerns for both staff and other members of the public.

And they confirmed the closure was permanent.
Passengers now have to use facilities in nearby Arthur Street, which cost 30p a time.

Councillor Philip Saxton said at a meeting of Troon Community Council last Tuesday: "Other bus stations operate with toilets. We should quote the Equality Act to Stagecoach. It's a legal requirement under EU legislation to have a disabled toilet at the bus station."

A spokeswoman for Stagecoach West Scotland said: “This situation has unfortunately been caused by a small minority of bus station users who have carried out persistent vandalism to the toilets over a number of years. 

“To try to minimise this issue, we introduced a key-only entry system, however there continued to be further incidents of vandalism, including fire and flood damage, and damage which impacted the surrounding areas of the bus station.  As a result, we took the difficult decision to permanently close the toilets situated within the travel shop from August last year. 

“The nearest toilets are a few minutes away, and while we understand that this is not ideal for some customers, unfortunately, there are no plans to re-open the bus station toilets at this time.”