Pay it

There are several ways to pay for services you get from the council:

On-line - Click here to make a payment now but see below for some notes on what payments we can accept.
Via our automated telephone payment system - simply telephone 01582 54 73 73, remember to have your bill and credit card in front of you when you call. Please note that there is now a charge for payment by credit card, but there is no charge for using a debit card.
Using our payment kiosk, situated in the Cashiers' office in the Town Hall - the town hall is open from 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday.

We can accept payments for:

Council tax
Rents
Parking PCN Public
Temp Accommodation
National non domestic rates (business rates)
Housing benefit overpayment invoices
Credit income (invoices)
Homeless deposits scheme
Mortgage payments
LMS music tuition fees
Licensing fees
Other invoices (including Social Services)

We can accept payment by the following cards:
Please note that there is now a charge for payment by credit card, but there is no charge when using a debit card.

Electron
Mastercard
Solo
Visa credit cards
Delta (including visa debit cards)
UK Maestro (including Switch cards)

Methods of Payment

The table below shows the methods of payment available for different services and includes the links to the appropriate Direct Debit form for you to download. If you have never used them before, please look at our page Direct Debits - a brief summary .

Method of payment	Council tax	Business rates	Mortgage	Housing rents	Social Services	Other invoice
Online	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Direct Debit	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Standing Order	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Internet and phone banking	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Post	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Town Hall (Cashiers hall)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Telephone (credit/debit card)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Post Office	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bank	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Girobank	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Paypoint	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes