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Hi...I today recieved in the post a court summons for the 24th i think,its soon anyway...because i failed to pay the one request i had ( recived 1 letter/demand) for the amount of 15 pounds for council tax...I am disabled and on benefit so get a reduced council tax bill.The council first sent me a full bill , then a big questionaire thing as if i was a new claiment,i rang and said no , then they sent me the £15 correct bill...I forgot all about it until the other day, I tried to ring my council but after 5 minutes of waiting on the phone I decided I would ring again soon, i do suffer symptoms trying to get through to these people and just using my bad reception phone.Now it appears they want full payment of 150 and 95 for the summons letter/action taken.
I rang them and said that I only recieved 1 letter and as I am on opiate medication and forget things easily,and they are already aware of my disabilities, can i be excused for this simple mistake...and then i said if i fill out the income and expenditure form then you will only get max £5 a month anyway as I cannot afford my basic living costs now as i need a car in order to not be housebound (thanks to no benefit available in this country allowing disabled people to be independant my food/basic living money goes on travel).
Thing is I was willing to struggle, starve and suffer in order to pay the £15 a month they wanted, thing is what with reacent ills and events I honestly just forgot to pay the £15 , next thing its this,court and extra to pay...I have heart problems, spinal and am still not diagnosed ...So I do not need the stress...I told the council today that I find there tactics bullying and taking advantage of me a disbled vulnerable person ,by acting in this way they are causing me stress and the outcome cannot be of benefit to anyone as it is clearly obvious I cannot afford the amount demanded let alone need the stress of it....The council just said to send them the income and expenditure form and we can go from there .
Part of me wants to go to court and to just see what evidence they think is resonable in order to drag a sick man there for failing to pay £15 once.
Should I go to court and hope a judge sees what a waist of time the process would be?...or should I grovel and beg to these heartless scumbags at Pendle Borough Council?
I rang them and said that I only recieved 1 letter and as I am on opiate medication and forget things easily,and they are already aware of my disabilities, can i be excused for this simple mistake...and then i said if i fill out the income and expenditure form then you will only get max £5 a month anyway as I cannot afford my basic living costs now as i need a car in order to not be housebound (thanks to no benefit available in this country allowing disabled people to be independant my food/basic living money goes on travel).
Thing is I was willing to struggle, starve and suffer in order to pay the £15 a month they wanted, thing is what with reacent ills and events I honestly just forgot to pay the £15 , next thing its this,court and extra to pay...I have heart problems, spinal and am still not diagnosed ...So I do not need the stress...I told the council today that I find there tactics bullying and taking advantage of me a disbled vulnerable person ,by acting in this way they are causing me stress and the outcome cannot be of benefit to anyone as it is clearly obvious I cannot afford the amount demanded let alone need the stress of it....The council just said to send them the income and expenditure form and we can go from there .
Part of me wants to go to court and to just see what evidence they think is resonable in order to drag a sick man there for failing to pay £15 once.
Should I go to court and hope a judge sees what a waist of time the process would be?...or should I grovel and beg to these heartless scumbags at Pendle Borough Council?
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