council tax

dazzadub

well the summons was paid in full today.

i have kept receipt.

i will write them a letter over the weekend and send it to them first class monday morning.

i dont mind mind paying the bill, if they had asked for it then i would of paid it, but i hate paying for something that ive nothing to do with or caused

vicmorrow

dazzadub wrote: »

well the summons was paid in full today.

i have kept receipt.

i will write them a letter over the weekend and send it to them first class monday morning.

i dont mind mind paying the bill, if they had asked for it then i would of paid it, but i hate paying for something that ive nothing to do with or caused

Did you not notice your Council tax direct debit wasn't being taken? My Gas & Elec direct debit hasn't gone out this month and the extra £90 still in my account stands out like a sore thumb.

dazzadub

doesnt really stand out, as all bills go out over 2 days, sky tv DD is different price each month, phone bills etc etc so not something noticeable.

money goes in and out, wages and other income diff each month

pinkshoes

why did you pay the costs?!?? You should've just paid the money you owed, NOT the extra they added due to THEIR mistake.

I'd now send them a letter before action, telling them that you want the costs refunded in full in the next 28 days, otherwise you'll take them to court. Supply all the evidence you've stated i.e. direct debit set up, proof you did NOT make any phone call etc... and ask them for proof that they sent the bill.

If they don't cough up, just take them to court.

(you could have avoided all this if you'd just paid the amount and not the costs - in future, stick up for yourself!)

vicmorrow

dazzadub wrote: »

doesnt really stand out, as all bills go out over 2 days, sky tv DD is different price each month, phone bills etc etc so not something noticeable.

money goes in and out, wages and other income diff each month

...so you haven't got a real clue a what's going in and out of your account?

vicmorrow

So at what point would you notice?

CIS

why did you pay the costs?!?? You should've just paid the money you owed, NOT the extra they added due to THEIR mistake.

At this point there is nothing to say that the council are at fault - a DD was setup for rent , at the moment there's nothing to say it was set up for council tax. The council have evidence of calls received about the council tax, after a Reminder had been sent. In any case the law is on the councils side providing they can show a demand notice and reminder were sent - it is regarded as suspicious by a council when the demand and reminder aren't received but the summons is...

At the moment there are too many unanswered questions to state who is a t fault - the OP needs to go back to the council and discuss the matter in depth.

lateandlive

On a side note, unless you're changing your package each month then I suggest you take a look into why your Sky direct debit changes every 4 weeks!

dazzadub

sky bills are weired, as i have tv, phome and broadband, i add sports, remove a few months later, add espn, order films on box office etc. call charges etc.

i know whats companys take money out, and roughly how much.

Curr946

thats nothing, we moved in November and got one for our old address for £40... original debt... £15... !!!!!!