I have been, unfortunately paying my council tax via the bailiffs for several years, I know some people will say don't they ever learn!, but I am trying to get in a position to only have my existing years tax to pay as unable to pay both. In the beginning it was ok they only charged for the visits, walk in fee as far as I remember. Lat year I was charged for section H, Levi fee & enforcement fee. I had the enforcement fee returned by the council after a bit of two-ing & fro-ing with the council.
Well yesterday I got my first visit for this years council tax. I never answered the door & as they had my phone no on record they phoned me. The woman said I owed £150 from my last bill which I have checked several times & I owe only £45.34 which is due tomorrow. I was told I had to pay £260 immediately i said I never had that money, she advised me I had no choice when I said in the past I had paid £100 (this is apart from last time when I was bullied into paying £250 or I loose my stuff) she replied she didn't care what i paid before this is what i was going to pay now. When I asked why so much she replied I had to pay for the following costs
£24-50 for 1st visit
£18.00 for second visit
£24.50 Section H
£12.00 walk in fee
£49.00 Levi fee
£151.00 for enforcement fee (the Van)
She repeatedly asked me to add the figures up & I refused & asked her not to be so patronizing she would not stop demanding for me to add them up I insisted I didn't need to add them up as all I asked for was a break down. I then said "ok you told me they total £260 so that must be the total" again she insisted I add them up.I cant remember whether i agreed with her or not as I couldn't get my head round why she wanted me to do this. In hind site I think this was something to do with maybe getting me to agree that I need to pay that amount, not sure if she was recording my conversation!!
She told me if I didn't pay my normal amount on sunday then I would be defaulting but "TO HELP ME OUT" I could pay her just the £260 & then pay nothing again until the 28th of next month, this is what happened last time, She told me if I make my payment tomorrow I will still have to make a payment of £260 on the next call. She also quoted how many times they had called in the past she had no intention of making several calls she WILL sort it straight away.
I have started to write an email to the council about this & begging them to take back the debt so I can pay them instead but not sure this will happen.
I have called myself venerable because I have been a victim of mental & physical abuse, the person was charged & sent to prison. I cannot deal with this kind of stress. I have been a physical wreck since the phone call & my blood pressure is quite high due to this. Why has it turned into such a nasty business when all they need to be is human.
I live in a flat with a garden in the back & front, the front garden is open but the back garden has 2 gates with locks on, Inside my garden is a shed with no door but childrens toys occupy it & a summerhouse with double glazed windows & doors that are locked are they allowed to gain access to this area by force? Also I have a garage the cable on the door is broken at the moment so hard to open but no lock on it are they allowed to gain access to the garage?
Thank you
Well yesterday I got my first visit for this years council tax. I never answered the door & as they had my phone no on record they phoned me. The woman said I owed £150 from my last bill which I have checked several times & I owe only £45.34 which is due tomorrow. I was told I had to pay £260 immediately i said I never had that money, she advised me I had no choice when I said in the past I had paid £100 (this is apart from last time when I was bullied into paying £250 or I loose my stuff) she replied she didn't care what i paid before this is what i was going to pay now. When I asked why so much she replied I had to pay for the following costs
£24-50 for 1st visit
£18.00 for second visit
£24.50 Section H
£12.00 walk in fee
£49.00 Levi fee
£151.00 for enforcement fee (the Van)
She repeatedly asked me to add the figures up & I refused & asked her not to be so patronizing she would not stop demanding for me to add them up I insisted I didn't need to add them up as all I asked for was a break down. I then said "ok you told me they total £260 so that must be the total" again she insisted I add them up.I cant remember whether i agreed with her or not as I couldn't get my head round why she wanted me to do this. In hind site I think this was something to do with maybe getting me to agree that I need to pay that amount, not sure if she was recording my conversation!!
She told me if I didn't pay my normal amount on sunday then I would be defaulting but "TO HELP ME OUT" I could pay her just the £260 & then pay nothing again until the 28th of next month, this is what happened last time, She told me if I make my payment tomorrow I will still have to make a payment of £260 on the next call. She also quoted how many times they had called in the past she had no intention of making several calls she WILL sort it straight away.
I have started to write an email to the council about this & begging them to take back the debt so I can pay them instead but not sure this will happen.
I have called myself venerable because I have been a victim of mental & physical abuse, the person was charged & sent to prison. I cannot deal with this kind of stress. I have been a physical wreck since the phone call & my blood pressure is quite high due to this. Why has it turned into such a nasty business when all they need to be is human.
I live in a flat with a garden in the back & front, the front garden is open but the back garden has 2 gates with locks on, Inside my garden is a shed with no door but childrens toys occupy it & a summerhouse with double glazed windows & doors that are locked are they allowed to gain access to this area by force? Also I have a garage the cable on the door is broken at the moment so hard to open but no lock on it are they allowed to gain access to the garage?
Thank you
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