Point taken Alan. It is sometimes hard to explain why something shouldn't be done.

But in this case I think we could specify certain requirements: RCD protection, minimum distance from tub/shower and so forth.

COnsidering the postage-stamp size of some British bathrooms, it's probably a moot point anyway. If you put a washing machine in some of them, you'd never get in there yourself. [Linked Image]

By the way, I came upon a regular BS1363 outlet im a bathroom a few months ago. It was on the opposite side of a fair-sized bathroom to the tub, located at a height of about 5 ft. next to a vanity mirror/cupboard.

Naturally I pointed out to the owner that this was a violation of IEE Regs./BS7671 (which, of course, he was under no legal obligation to follow), but in all honesty in the location and the way it was used, I couldn't see it as a safety concern. If it had been sitting right next to the bath taps, it would have been a different matter.