The RADAR Scheme

dreamdaisy

Could someone please explain what this is and how it works? I know I could do a search but I like the personal touch! I hope everyone is as well as they can be. DD

constable

I am sorry D D, haven't got a clue on this one, hope you are reasonable ok today.

Karen xx

constable

Me again, just talking to my Tony, he thinks it's to do with toilets. And the having o a key for these toilets which are always locked. Apparently they not only have the toilet but also showers in some.

Karen xx

skezier

Hi DD,

If Karen is right 9and it would make sense and I do have some vague recollection its to do with loos) you want to check that someone else can't open in while your still in it....

Either than or Mr DD is able to kit you out with a receptor and so he will always know where you are..... Elton John did it.....

Hope you had a good time away? Cris xx

Hi Karen hope your doing ok? xx

Turbogran

hi DD
dont know a lot about Radar but Karen is right about the toilet keys i have one. means that any disabled loo that is locked using the radar national key scheme can be opened by u if you have a key and you dont have to ask anyone to unlock it for you.

bertyboy

HI DD i think you have to apply for a key from the council think mum had one for dad , usfull to have as not all are kept unlocked all times

suzygirl

The only thing I know to do with RADAR is the toilet key, I have one although have never used it yet!!!

julie47

Hi DD

I have a Radar Key. (2 actually) One in my handbag and one in Richards car incase I don't take my bag. I sent off for my 1st one from an advert in a paper and the 2nd (because I forgot my key and got took short) from a tourist Information centre on holiday.

Useful things to have.

Juliepf x

stickywicket

It's loos. You get a massive key which will open all RADAR loos. If you carry the key round with you on your travels that is a guarantee you will never encounter a RADAR loo though there is a book which lists them.

A friend gave me his book once his cancer of the rectum was sorted. (He's the only guy in the world who could make cancer of the rectum sound like fun.) I don't know where he got it from but you can get both key & book from RADAR's website. I think you need to prove disability. I got my key from a sort of multi-purpose-including-tourist-info shop in Pateley Bridge. I was directed to it by the lady who kindly hoisted me up the steep step to the ordinary ladies loo then, bless her, hung around warding off allcomers until I came out, as I'm useless with locks. However, no-one looking at me could suggest I was faking disability.

By the way, RADAR loos come in all shapes, sizes and stages of decay just like normal ones.

dreamdaisy

I thought it was summat to do with loos, I was wondering where one could find a key - was it under the third toadstool to the right, or from a little man sat up a flight of thirty steps (no lift, obviously) or from the court of King Arthur? (apt, I know). Thank you for your help everyone, I shall investigate further, courtesy of the interweb.

sticky, how massive is massive? Are we talking summat out of the Lord of the Rings? (the double entendre has just dawned as I type, just shrieked with laughter at that one! Wey-hey, I love a good pun!) DD

towyview

Had my key about 5 years ago from the local council office. They charge £2 for the key but it is well worth it as you normally find the toilet is much cleaner as it is not used as much as the rest of the public toilets.

Dorothy

theresa4

http://radar-shop.org.uk/

they sell the keys plus guide for £3.50

theresa xx

dreamdaisy

Oh thank you theresa4, I appreciate that, you are very kind. I will investigate! DD

barbara12

Oh thanks for that DD ...you learn something new everyday....might be worth looking into this..
Love
Barbara x

stickywicket

dreamdaisy wrote:

sticky, how massive is massive? DD

Actually only about two and a half inches but I take mine out on our 'wheelchair walks', hate handbags, don't always have big pockets so, like a latch key kid, I wear it round my neck for safe keeping. I assure you, as I drop it down my blouse on a cold day, it feels massive.

dreamdaisy

Thank you, I shall get to grips with all of this once I get home. It feels more like a home rather than holiday activity, thank you everyone for your help and input. DD

theresa4

Oh DD I cant believe even on your hols you are taking time out for us on the forum, many thanks for going over and above as usual xxx Hope the rest of your hols are good
Theresa xx

jillyb1

Oh , DD , wish you'd mentioned this on monday ! I've had a radar key for yonks , think I got it from the council ; same people who organise blue badges and it cost about £2 . I have seen them on sale with mail order accessibility and disabled maps too as has been mentioned already . The loos are usually much larger and have raised seats , support bars etc . The key is quite large so you don't lose it in the corner of your handbag , but not excitingly massive ! Again ,was lovely seeing you and mr DD , hope you're still enjoying your break . Jillyb

madwestie

ooh sticky I have one but i would draw the line at putting it down my blouse :shock:
DD i have one for Station toilets, Waterloo in london is the worse for me the ladies is down a big steep flight of stairs.
They are used for things other than toilets our local nature reserve has a gate that opens with one to let scooters through.

Hope you are having a lovely holiday.

Tracey

dreamdaisy

Ah jillyb1, it was post-our-coffee meeting that triggered the enquiry! I clattered off to the loos to find that the disabled one was RADAR entry, so I rattled into the ladies to find that the seats were perfect if one is 4' 10" tall. I feel that I must make it clear that there is nothing wrong with being 4' 10" tall but I ain't - I am 5' 8" and disabled to boot, so crouching with my knees around my ears is an absolute non-starter, for so many good reasons. Also Mr DD would not be allowed in to rescue me! DD

mp1952

Well - this forum is, indeed, a mine of information! Thanks for raising this DD - I have learnt something today!

Marion

tjt6768

stickywicket wrote:

dreamdaisy wrote:

sticky, how massive is massive? DD

Actually only about two and a half inches but I take mine out on our 'wheelchair walks', hate handbags, don't always have big pockets so, like a latch key kid, I wear it round my neck for safe keeping. I assure you, as I drop it down my blouse on a cold day, it feels massive.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
How did I miss that one :shock: :shock:

I shall also look into this radar doodah, it was always some mysterious thing to me, thought that maybe only Mason rejects were aloud to have the hallowed 'key of the bog'... And then, to get the much saught after prize you would have to venture through the much dreaded and feared 'beauracracy of council', steal the tupee of Elton, fight the seven brothers of sin, slay the aloof and wicked Queen of the damned, light the torch of Odin, fart in the face of Gudrid the Goof, toss the coin of destruction, walk upon the cracks of pavement, sing for your supper, claim the most secret of secrets - DLA, devour the egg of Cadbury Creme, master the art of sodoku, lift the carrier bag of storms, remove the golden shorts of Kylie :shock: sing the ballad of bull and raise the army of the dead...................................... :eek:
BUT......................
No, all you have to do is go to the website, pay ya three n half quid and Bob's ya Uncle :roll:

theresa4

tjt6768 wrote:

stickywicket wrote:

dreamdaisy wrote:

sticky, how massive is massive? DD

Actually only about two and a half inches but I take mine out on our 'wheelchair walks', hate handbags, don't always have big pockets so, like a latch key kid, I wear it round my neck for safe keeping. I assure you, as I drop it down my blouse on a cold day, it feels massive.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
How did I miss that one :shock: :shock:

I shall also look into this radar doodah, it was always some mysterious thing to me, thought that maybe only Mason rejects were aloud to have the hallowed 'key of the bog'... And then, to get the much saught after prize you would have to venture through the much dreaded and feared 'beauracracy of council', steal the tupee of Elton, fight the seven brothers of sin, slay the aloof and wicked Queen of the damned, light the torch of Odin, fart in the face of Gudrid the Goof, toss the coin of destruction, walk upon the cracks of pavement, sing for your supper, claim the most secret of secrets - DLA, devour the egg of Cadbury Creme, master the art of sodoku, lift the carrier bag of storms, remove the golden shorts of Kylie :shock: sing the ballad of bull and raise the army of the dead...................................... :eek:
BUT......................
No, all you have to do is go to the website, pay ya three n half quid and Bob's ya Uncle :roll:

border

The trouble is, is that I forget to take the KEY so have use the ordinary loo. I got mine when got blue badge from council. But I believe it is also sort of a compianing organisation as well. ust Google 'radar' and see what turns up.

dreamdaisy

tjt, you overdosing on your pain patches or summat?

Theresa, I am looking in occasionally - despite being away - as it is summat to do when resting and it takes my mind off various aches and pains. I know, I am a hopeless case - 'My name is DD and I am an AC addict.' I haven't checked the link you so kindly put on for me, but I will when I get home, I promise.

Border, that is a point! When I get one I may well stick it on my key ring 'cos that goes with me everywhere.

Right, another Moomin thingy.

Snufkin was his best friend. Of course he was also incredibly fond of the Snork Maiden, but it wasn't the same thing at all - seeing as how she was a girl.

annie_mial

But she had a beautiful fringe........

Annie