2 days ago · London
Once it was a £1 hanger. Now it’s a £15 locker. Why do cloakrooms cost so much on a night out?
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to London. The first report grouped here was at 4 Nov 2026, 15:33 UTC. The headline in use is “Once it was a £1 hanger. Now it’s a £15 locker. Why do cloakrooms cost so much on a night out?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The cost of checking your coat or bag is galloping ahead of other – also rising – prices at venues. We explain the surprisingly complex reasons why Not long ago, it cost just £2 to put a coat or a heavily stuffed tote bag in a cloakroom on a night…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Once it was a £1 hanger. Now it’s a £15 locker. Why do cloakrooms cost so much on a night out?
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian