Whomever came up with this "brilliant idea" either had more money than needed or a large bladder. I first saw these "pay to pee" toliets in Paris, just a the Tour de France ended. I needed to go to the bathroom, but not enough to pay for it. I also saw them in London train station.
The fee was small, 20 pence, or about 35 cents, but who wants to pay to pee. Where are my basic human rights, like the right to worship as I please or the right to bear arms that are protected by the U.S. Constitution, opps.. wrong country. I think I would have sailed the ocean blue too, if I was charged to pee.