Court Summons / CCJ

polpad

Because I did not pay my council tax on the 1st of every month - I was paying every two/three months - always paying whatever balance was due.

Because I missed three, 1st of the month payments (from Apr 2007 - Aug 2007), the council issued a court summons with a date and time for the amount due.

On receipt of this summons, I did pay off the whole outstanding balance until the following March (2008) and was told to forget about the future court date by the council.

This may be a stupid question, but does this now mean I have a CCJ against my name?

I have since learned my lesson and set up Direct Debit for 2008-9, but just a bit worried about my credit rating now

CLAPTON

council tax arrears are dealt with in the majestrate's court and not the count courts so you wouldn't get a CCJ in any case.

best to check your credit records but its fairly unlikely that any adverse info will be on there.

AGB863

If the case had gone ahead you would have been issued with a liability order from the magistrates court ordering you to pay the outstanding balance - as you had paid off the rest of your C-Tax - the case woul dhave been dropped.

Even if you had been given a liabilty order - it does not go on your credit file.

davek1

no this will not affect your credit rating. as others have said this is a matter dealt with in the magistrates court not the county court.

dave