How enforceable is this?

[Mailman]

and....

[TheMonkey]

I'm about a month behind on my council tax. Then again they haven't collected my bin for 3 weeks and I called 999 on the 14th because someone tried to stab me and I STILL haven't had a police officer turn up.

I'll probably go to prison or something.

[Spacecadet]

I've not paid for months before... But then the Manchester council tax office is so understaffed they never notice. Its impossible to phone them and emails take 3 months to get a reply. Makes parasol IT look damn professional

[VectraMan]

Not so long ago:

Me: I'm calling because you've sent me a summons for not paying council tax, yet I'm paying by direct debit.
Cherwell District Council: The direct debit mandate has expired.
Me: Shouldn't you have sent me something to tell me this?
Cherwell District Council: You would have been sent a bill with instructions on how to pay.
Me: I ignored the bill because as far as I was concerned I *was* already paying, by direct debit.
Cherwell District Council: I will send you a direct debit mandate for you to fill in, but you'll have to pay the outstanding balance by cheque.


Grrrr.

[MrsGoof]

Not so long ago:

Me: I'm calling because you've sent me a summons for not paying council tax, yet I'm paying by direct debit.
Cherwell District Council: The direct debit mandate has expired.
Me: Shouldn't you have sent me something to tell me this?
Cherwell District Council: You would have been sent a bill with instructions on how to pay.
Me: I ignored the bill because as far as I was concerned I *was* already paying, by direct debit.
Cherwell District Council: I will send you a direct debit mandate for you to fill in, but you'll have to pay the outstanding balance by cheque.


Grrrr.

I had a similar thing with RBOKUT, every week they phoned me to tell me I ow them money and could I give them CC details. I explaind every week about a new DD form, feckin usless twats.

When I was unemployed I went to council offices to get CT reduced, easiest thing I've ever had to do with them. WHen I started working again they refusd to charge me the increased amount. I had to wait 6 months before they charged me the corretct ammount. Oh well