Reminders & Final Notices
Reminders are sent addressed to all liable persons named on the
bill.
Please note that the Council does not have to
send you a reminder each time you miss an instalment, as the law
only requires us to send a maximum of two reminders in any
financial year.
· First Reminder
If after receiving the First Reminder the overdue amount is paid
by the date specified in the reminder, the liable person may
continue to pay by monthly instalments.
If the overdue amount isn't paid by the date specified the next
stage is to issue a Summons to Court.
· Second Reminder
If after receiving the Second Reminder the overdue amount is
paid by the date specified in the reminder, the liable may continue
to pay by monthly instalments.
If the overdue amount isn't paid by the date specified the next
stage is to issue a Summons to Court.
· Final Notice
A Final Notice explains to the liable person that they have lost
the right to pay by instalments and that the balance for the
financial year should now be paid in full. If the full amount
is not paid within seven days, the liable person will be sent a
summons and will have to pay costs as well as their Council
Tax.
We may, however, be willing to suspend the
final notice and reinstate your instalments if you contact the
Council to arrange to bring your account up to date and set up a
Direct Debit instruction for future instalments.
This webpage was updated on
5/11/2011