Blackburn council takes action over council tax payments

1:43pm Monday 10th September 2012 in News

BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has issued court proceedings against 296 residents for for non-payment of council tax.

On issuing court papers four residents paid in full and some cases were withdrawn after payment arrangements agreed. However, 274 residents still face having their cases heard at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court.

Comments (4)

4:10pm Mon 10 Sep 12

district01 says...

. . . . and?
. . . . and? district01

10:46am Tue 11 Sep 12

makaveli96 says...

But why do people who dont work get there bills paid for them out of my tax?

This didnt happen 100 years ago! If you didnt work you didnt eat
But why do people who dont work get there bills paid for them out of my tax? This didnt happen 100 years ago! If you didnt work you didnt eat makaveli96

12:31pm Tue 11 Sep 12

norah bhatty says...

Why are countil tax defaulters allowed to let the bill accure? I remember years ago, that I failed to make one payment on time and through my letter-box came the demand, even though I had paid well before the letter arrived.
Do people just ignore red letter demands? Are they that confidant that they are going to get away without paying?
If only 1 payment is missed, the council should pounce immediately, not allow the arrears to mount and mount. How many chances are people given?
I resent having to pay my council tax bill on time, only to find that others do not.
Why are countil tax defaulters allowed to let the bill accure? I remember years ago, that I failed to make one payment on time and through my letter-box came the demand, even though I had paid well before the letter arrived. Do people just ignore red letter demands? Are they that confidant that they are going to get away without paying? If only 1 payment is missed, the council should pounce immediately, not allow the arrears to mount and mount. How many chances are people given? I resent having to pay my council tax bill on time, only to find that others do not. norah bhatty

3:24pm Thu 13 Sep 12

ladysal says...

norah bhatty wrote:
Why are countil tax defaulters allowed to let the bill accure? I remember years ago, that I failed to make one payment on time and through my letter-box came the demand, even though I had paid well before the letter arrived. Do people just ignore red letter demands? Are they that confidant that they are going to get away without paying? If only 1 payment is missed, the council should pounce immediately, not allow the arrears to mount and mount. How many chances are people given? I resent having to pay my council tax bill on time, only to find that others do not.
I'm sure they haven't. I'm one of those who "agreed terms": I refused to pay Council Tax in the middle of the month when I get paid at the end: the arugment went on for a couple of months and their system only gives you two "chances" even if the infringements happen in different months. They don't even check their own systems properly: they issued papers the day after I paid the outstanding instalment....... Needless to say, we have now reached a mutually accpetable compromise.
[quote][p][bold]norah bhatty[/bold] wrote: Why are countil tax defaulters allowed to let the bill accure? I remember years ago, that I failed to make one payment on time and through my letter-box came the demand, even though I had paid well before the letter arrived. Do people just ignore red letter demands? Are they that confidant that they are going to get away without paying? If only 1 payment is missed, the council should pounce immediately, not allow the arrears to mount and mount. How many chances are people given? I resent having to pay my council tax bill on time, only to find that others do not.[/p][/quote]I'm sure they haven't. I'm one of those who "agreed terms": I refused to pay Council Tax in the middle of the month when I get paid at the end: the arugment went on for a couple of months and their system only gives you two "chances" even if the infringements happen in different months. They don't even check their own systems properly: they issued papers the day after I paid the outstanding instalment....... Needless to say, we have now reached a mutually accpetable compromise. ladysal

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