Thehooperman
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What next - that we can catch VD from a lavatory seat ?
You probably can in the Coach and Horses!
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What next - that we can catch VD from a lavatory seat ?
No, I've not 'phoned but emailed as then I'll have a proper record of their response, that's if they take the trouble to reply.So did you ring them to get an answer to your question?
Either they can or they can't.So can the council accept payment for this service via the council tax payment card or have you just sent it to them with a shrug of the shoulders for them to sort out?
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Wouldn't it have been an idea to call them and ask first?Either they can or they can't.
If they can't they'll have to refund my £36.
£36 is how much everyone's bill would have gone up in those circumstances. Hardly fair to those with no garden though to do it in a blanket way.Wouldn't it have made more sense to just increase everyone's council tax bill by like 5 pounds? And just kept the service going for everyone ?
That depends if the person at the other end of the line would know the answer.Wouldn't it have been an idea to call them and ask first?
Likewise it's hardly fair that I'm paying for libraries and schools that I don't use.£36 is how much everyone's bill would have gone up in those circumstances. Hardly fair to those with no garden though to do it in a blanket way.
Likewise it's hardly fair that I'm paying for libraries and schools that I don't use.
That depends if the person at the other end of the line would know the answer.
Are you for real...Likewise it's hardly fair that I'm paying for libraries and schools that I don't use.
No, not really, and I wouldn't have thought to question the £24 I've paid for libraries and £100 for schools this year out of my Council Tax if you hadn't mentioned "those with no garden" who, generally on the lower bands, will be paying less Council Tax anyway.Are you for real...
I don't see a link to be honest. You're comparing apples to pairs.No, not really, and I wouldn't have thought to question the £24 I've paid for libraries and £100 for schools this year out of my Council Tax if you hadn't mentioned "those with no garden" who, generally on the lower bands, will be paying less Council Tax anyway.
The link was making the point that Councils, borough and county, provide services for the whole community and all Council Tax payers will be forking out for some things that are of no benefit to themselves.I don't see a link to be honest. You're comparing apples to pairs.
Thank you.A few weeks ago when the bin permit scheme had just been announced I managed to speak to a council apparatchik about the new regime. I asked him:
“Will the bin sticker permit have an identifying address on it ?”
Answer: “No”
“Then what would stop a thief peeling off a permit from a registered bin and sticking it on an unregistered bin ?”
Answer “I think the sticker is a special type of material that tears into fragments if anyone attempts to peel it off, but I’m not sure on that”
“So if the permit sticker has no identifying address and fragments if someone tries to remove it - might someone be tempted to wheel away your entire bin ?”
Answer: “Oh no, no one would do that !”
I’ve had no luck trying to register because of problems with the website / registration - and nobody answers the phone. Calling in at the council offices there seemed to be a lot of people besieging a single, harassed council employee complaining they couldn’t register their bins either.
I might wait 3 months until the lawn needs cutting again when (hopefully) they’ve got a grip on the system.
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Yes, mine has 2021 and underneath it the name of my house. The literature says the bin men will have a list.With the South Staffs system the sticker has the address & expiry date on it and the bin men have a check list of subscribing properties.