i moved in with my ex ages ago, was with her for about 3 yrs,....then we split, i moved to my sisters where i got on my feet and found my own place,....


now the council tax have got in touch asking where i was saying that according to their records i owe them money,...which is fair do's if i wasnt sleep on my sisters couch,....


what do i do,....??????carl

 

tell them you were sleeping rough - wankers !

 

Tell them you were staying at someones place (obviously not someone who's had the 25% discount for sole occupancy) during that time ..unless that will play on your consciouness and you want to backpay them ....

Postal address's and living one's can be different ...

 

already thought of that one,....

was thinking of telling them i have been sleeping in my car...

carl

 

not sure what you mean nath......i was on the couch at my sisyers, and her boyfriends.......so, if i tell them i was with them, would i have to pay the back tax that they re on about...

carl

 

carl...

basically if you say you were at your sisters and she is erm saying she is there alone... and getting the 25% discount (if only one person lives in a property you get a quarter off) then you could end up getting her a fine.

is the house owned by you?
as pretty sure you have to pay something even if its vacant, reduced charges (though you should of told them, before)

 

Tell em u have been traveling the world backpacking or summit !!

Or just plain GET TAE FUCK YA BAS !!! Posh scotsman style

 

Say you were staying with a friend in Ireland, mate did it

 

is the house owned by you?
as pretty sure you have to pay something even if its vacant, reduced charges (though you should of told them, before)



eh,....


as stated above...

i was staying with my sis and her boyfriend,...who both pay the proper council tax rates...

 

If the property is empty for a short period, you are exempt. Forget worrying about living at your sisters if they pay full whack, only counts if you were living with someone on thier own and you wanted to hide the fact. It's based on property, not person

 

Unless this dates back to the days of Poll Tax? I can't remember when it changed though.

 

anyone know???

carl

 

Google search suggests the Council Tax came in on 1 April 1993 - I wouldn't have said it was that long ago, but there you go - I must be getting old!

Certainly has far as Scotland is concerned, these debts don't have any expiry date.