How three quarters of 25 to 30-year-olds have used their phones on the toilet

The loo's engaged... because we're on the phone: How three quarters of 25 to 30-year-olds have used their mobile on the toilet (and 14% have answered a call during sex) Two-thirds of 25- to 34-year-olds say they delayed or refused sex to use phones  New survey shows a huge number of Britons have used a phone while on the loo One in five people admitted they often texted someone who is in the same room 

By Padraic Flanagan For The Mail On Sunday

Published: 22:03 GMT, 9 March 2019 | Updated: 22:19 GMT, 9 March 2019

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Britons have become so hooked on their mobiles that staggering numbers check them on the toilet, in bed – and even during sex.

Three-quarters of people aged 25 to 30 have texted, emailed, used apps or surfed the internet while on the loo, while an astonishing one in six confessed to checking social media while making love. 

Two-thirds of 25- to 34-year-olds say they delayed or refused sex so they can use their phones, while 14 per cent said they had even answered a phone call during the throes of passion.

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