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Not your bog standard loo: Plumber builds world's fastest toilet which can travel at speeds up to 55mph

• Colin Furze, from Lincolnshire, spent a month building the breakneck bog
  
• The toilet has a powerful 140cc motorbike engine hidden under the seat
• It is even filled with water so it can be flushed while on the move
  

By Tara Brady

Finding yourself stuck in traffic and needing the loo can be an unpleasant experience. But what if you could spend a penny while on the move? A plumber has built the world's fastest fully-functioning toilet which has a powerful 140cc motorbike engine hidden under the seat and four gears.

Potty: Chris Furze sits on his toilet which can travel at speeds of up to 55mph.

Colin Furze, 33, spent a month building the breakneck bog which is even filled with water so it can be flushed using a button on the handle bars. There is also a clip so he can read the newspaper while he zooms along.

The petrol-powered lavatory can almost reach the national speed limit and does 10 miles to the gallon. 'It is quite scary to drive as the water in the toilet makes it very top heavy and I get wet when I go over any bumps,' said Mr Furze, from Stamford, Lincolnshire.

Toilet training: Colin Furze spent a month building the breakneck bog which is even filled with water so it can be flushed.

Never caught short: The high speed lavatory even has a clip so Mr Furze can read the newspaper while he zooms along.

Loo-py: The petrol-powered lavatory can almost reach the national speed limit and does 10 miles to the gallon.

'The toilet seat is also quite slippery so it's hard to stay on and stop myself from sliding off when I go fast. It's also pretty tricky to steer.' Mr Furze, who is often called out to fix and install toilets, decided to build the super loo as a bit of fun.,He used a mobility scooter for the base and attached a steel frame with a wooden plinth before mounting the white toilet on top. He has fitted four electronic gears to the handlebars and built a manual override, disguised as a toilet brush in case they fail. Mr Furze has also added a towel rail to the back of the toilet, covered the base with black and white lino tiles and turned the exhaust into a toilet roll holder to make it look authentic.

Don't forget to flush: The toilet has a powerful 140cc motorbike engine hidden under the sea.

When nature calls: If you are someone with a poor bladder you might want to hop on Chris Furze's super loo.

'I'm a plumber and I'm used to putting toilets together so I thought I'd try the challenge of making the fastest,' said Mr Furze. 'I've seen people build them before using mopeds, but I've given mine a more powerful engine so it can go much faster.' Mr Furze has managed to get the toilet to travel at an amazing 55mph but believes it will be able to go even faster along a smooth track and may even reach 60mph.

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