Marston enforcement letter 10 year old debt

[Elisabeth10]

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping to get some advice please. I recently moved to a new address and have received a notice of enforcement letter from Marston for unpaid council tax from 2013. I rang Marstons who said I should speak to the council, I rang the council they said the debt was outstanding from 2013-2014 which I didn't even know about until now. As the debt is 10 years old can it still be enforced? I haven't received any letters about this before I asked the council person if this debt is not now statued and barred and he said no and offered me a payment plan which I said no to(suspicioushe doesn't really know) . I am now planning to ring Marstons but can I now legally refuse to pay this due to the time lapsed? I'm not keen on bailiffs showing up at my new house! Thank you for any advice.

[des8]

Something for you to read that will give you some hope whilst awaiting others more knowledgeable to come along:
This from https://nationaldebtline.org/fact-sh...lations%201992. Council tax

A council should not go to the magistrates’ court and ask for a liability order for council tax more than six years after the council tax became due. This is under Regulation 34(3) Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992.

The cause of action (when the limitation period starts running) for council tax, is when the council first sent a bill to you. Unreasonable delays in sending bills could be grounds for making a complaint to the council and, if unresolved, the Local Government Ombudsman. Contact us for advice.

For more information about dealing with council tax arrears, see our Council tax arrears fact sheet.