leicester.gov.uk Pay Your Council Tax & Paperless Billing England : City Council

Name of the Organization : Leicester City Council
Type of Facility : Pay Your Council Tax & Paperless Billing
City : Leicester
Country : England

Website : https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-community/council-tax/pay-your-council-tax-and-paperless-billing/
Order Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25431-counciltax.pdf

Pay Your Council Tax & Paperless Billing

** There are a number of ways you can pay your council tax bill.
** The easiest way is to pay online with your debit or credit card.

Related : Leicester City Council Register a Birth England : www.statusin.org/25426.html

** We also offer a paperless billing service.
** You can also check your council tax account by signing up to a ‘my revenues and benefits’ account.

Pay Your Council Tax Online :
Please Note :
** The Payment Pages have been updated and are now easier to complete.
** Welcome to the Leicester City Council Online Payments 24 hour secure Internet payments service.
** You may make a variety of payments using this secure site with most major credit or debit cards (not Diners Card or American Express).
** You can now also use the Barclays PINGIT app. using your mobile phone to make your payment.

What may I pay?
** You may pay for any of the services shown below by clicking on the selected item.
** Additional services will be added as we continue to develop this facility.

Please select from the following list :
** Council Tax
** Business Rates
** Housing and Garage Rents
** Income Collection Service Invoice
** Education Penalty Notice
** Benefits Overpayments

Security Information :
** Your transaction is now taking place within a secure payment system.
** We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, a standard supported by most major Internet browsers.
** All of your personal and card details are protected using 128 bit encryption, when transmitted over the Internet.
** Your card details are stored on a server behind a secure firewall.
** Only authorised personnel may access this information.

Ways To Pay :
** As well as paying online, you can also pay by direct debit or standing order; over the telephone; by cheque; at any outlet displaying the PayPoint logo, and at any Post Office.

Direct Debit :
** You have a choice of four dates – the 1st, 10th, 20th or 28th of each month, and you are guaranteed a full and immediate refund from your bank in the unlikely event of anything going wrong.

Standing Order :
** To pay by standing order, you can print off a form, or email us to ask for a form and send it to your bank or building society.
** You should set your payment date for five days before the due date shown on your bill.
** This will ensure the payment is received and put on your account on time.
** Download our standing order form at the bottom of this page.

Debit or Credit Card :
** Our secure answer phone service 0116 454 1012 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
** We accept Switch (Maestro) and Delta debit cards, and most credit cards.
** You should have your card details and council tax account number ready when you call.

Cheque :
** You can also pay by posting a cheque, which should be made payable to ‘Leicester City Council’.
** Write your council tax account number from your bill on the back of your cheque and send it to Leicester City Council, Revenues & Customer Support, York House, 91 Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 6FB.
** Please post your payment at least five days before the due date shown on your bill.
** We do not accept post-dated cheques.
** Do not send cash through the post.

PayPoint :
** You can pay at any outlet showing the PayPoint logo.
** Outlets include newsagents, convenience stores, supermarkets and garages.
** Details of your local outlet can be found at the PayPoint website.

Post Office :
** You can also pay for free at any Post Office branch. Find your local branch using the Post Office website.

Enforcement agents :
** If your account has been passed to one of our agents to collect, you can also make payments to them online.
** Bristow & Sutor
** Rossendales

Paperless billing :
** Paperless billing allows you to receive your council tax bill in PDF format directly to your email address.
** This free service ensures you will receive your bill as soon as it’s available, and saves on printing, sorting and postage costs which are otherwise ultimately passed on to Leicester residents.
** You can complete an online form to sign up for paperless billing, or email us from the address you would like to use, with the subject heading ‘E-Billing’, quoting your name and address or council tax account number.

What are the benefits of e-billing?
** You receive your bill as soon as it’s available.
** You will always know where your bill is.
** It saves printing, sorting and postage costs which is ultimately passed on to Leicester’s residents.
** You still have the option to download and print the bill if you want to.
** Each person named on the bill can receive their own copy.

** Your future Council Tax bills will be sent in PDF format to your email address until you tell us to stop.
** Our email will include a link to the latest booklet which contains explanatory notes on how your Council Tax is spent, ways to reduce your bill and much more.
** It saves paper, so it’s better for the environment.
** It’s free to use.