Mobile Toilet Truck: 10 Yuan Fee Explained

There are cases where mobile toilets charge a fee of 10 yuan, but this is not a widespread phenomenon, and the meaning varies in different scenarios.

I. Single-use fee of 10 yuan in specific scenarios On the seaside of Jinfeng Town, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, there was once a case where a mobile toilet charged a single-use fee of 10 yuan. This mobile toilet had only one toilet cubicle and a toilet seat. A QR code was posted at the entrance, and after scanning the code to enter the "Xiaoxun Smart Control Center" mini-program and paying 10 yuan, a countdown of the remaining time would be displayed in the center of the screen. However, this countdown did not represent the actual usage time of the toilet. Instead, during this period, no one else could scan the code to enter the toilet, and the usage time inside was unlimited. After the countdown ended, the door lock would not open automatically, and people outside could not scan the code to unlock it. The user could unlock the door from inside using a key. The operator, Mr. Liu, said that raising the fee to 10 yuan per use was to control the flow of people, as there had been many complaints about untimely cleaning before, and it could bring in an average of about 100 yuan in revenue per day. However, after this fee was exposed, the price was adjusted to 2 yuan per use, and after the incident escalated, the container was suspended from use. In addition, some media reported that entering a mobile toilet on the seaside of Jinfeng, Fujian, cost 10 yuan. When a reporter called the customer service, the staff said that if one only needed to use it for a minute or two, it was not "worth it" and suggested "solving it outside the door".

II. The 100,000-yuan purchase price of vehicles For mobile toilet trucks such as the Dongfeng Huashen toilet truck, the starting order price is 100,000 yuan. Here, the 10 yuan mentioned is not the single-use fee for using the toilet but the purchase price of the vehicle. These mobile toilet trucks usually have relatively complete facilities and functions and can be used in various scenarios where temporary toilets are needed, such as large-scale events and construction sites. Their purchase cost is relatively high.

In general, the fee situation for mobile toilets is relatively complex. The single-use fee of 10 yuan is just an individual case, and it is mostly for special reasons such as controlling the flow of people. The 100,000-yuan purchase price of vehicles has no relation to the usage fee.