What Happens If I Don't Pay?
If, for any reason, you don't pay your council tax on time we
are legally obliged to issue documents advising you of this and
warning you what could happen next. What document you get
depends on how many times you have missed your payment. It could be
a reminder, final notice or a summons.
If you receive a summons then the matter is
likely to go to court
where we will be applying for a liability order. A
liability order gives us various powers to help us to recover the
debt:
For more information about reminders, final notices and summons
please select one of the underlined words above
or download
our leaflet.
If you have problems paying your council tax please contact us - we may be able to
make a special arrangement with you.
You may be entitled to benefits - why not try our benefit calculator, visit
our benefit web pages
or contact our benefit
section to see if there is anything you can claim.
