Hello all
This is my first post to the forum, I do hope I'm posting in the correct section! Apologies if not.
Okay. I'm enquiring on behalf of my partner who has been summoned to court for non-payment of council tax. The court date is 14th July 2008. The reason for the arrears is quite straight forward - lack of funds. My partner is in full time employment, is a single parent of 2 children 1 of whom lives at home with her and attends school.
When my partner received the summons she was scarred. She rang the council to pay the arrears in full, there and then. The council refused to accept payment insisting she attend court with the addition of £50 costs for the honour!
She has never been in trouble with council tax previously.
She is so scarred and doesn't know what to do. Why do the council refuse to accept payment of the arrears in full thereby incurring her additional cost she could most certainly do without. It seems so unfair.
Anny advice would be very gratefully received.
John
This is my first post to the forum, I do hope I'm posting in the correct section! Apologies if not.
Okay. I'm enquiring on behalf of my partner who has been summoned to court for non-payment of council tax. The court date is 14th July 2008. The reason for the arrears is quite straight forward - lack of funds. My partner is in full time employment, is a single parent of 2 children 1 of whom lives at home with her and attends school.
When my partner received the summons she was scarred. She rang the council to pay the arrears in full, there and then. The council refused to accept payment insisting she attend court with the addition of £50 costs for the honour!
She has never been in trouble with council tax previously.
She is so scarred and doesn't know what to do. Why do the council refuse to accept payment of the arrears in full thereby incurring her additional cost she could most certainly do without. It seems so unfair.
Anny advice would be very gratefully received.
John
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