Karis Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 When is the final payment due? Well, it's for the period 2011/2012 so it'll be Feb 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Well, it's for the period 2011/2012 so it'll be Feb 2012. I'd ignore all the stuff about courts - just phone them and tell them the payment isn't due yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 They do this because their system can't cope if you are in front, it confuses it. A friend of mine had the same problem. if you pay on or about due date you're OK but in effect you owe Januarys payment but their system thinks you're in arrears. Ring them up and explain that if they don't sort it you will go to court with your payment slips and they'll have to pay court costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Well, it's for the period 2011/2012 so it'll be Feb 2012. It's January actually Feb/March are free months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 ............................ sorry,posted on wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 It's January actually Feb/March are free months People now have the option whether to spread the cost over ten months, or twelve; the OP may have chosen twelve. Either way, the council are going to look pretty silly if they've allowed him 10/12 months to pay and are trying to sue him for a payment not yet due. Personally I'd want to ring the council and get it sorted out; for all that it would be funny to watch them humiliate themselves, I have better things to do with my days than waste one of them in a courtroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Even still, I got a letter demanding the final amount or they would take legal action. And that got me to thinking: is it fair or ethical in any way, to take a person to Court for money not yet owed? I'd imagine that it is just an administrative error. The council would only take a person to court if their arrears were big enough to justify the cost of court time. Beyond that one would hope they'd try the nicer "gentle reminder" route first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I'd imagine that it is just an administrative error. The council would only take a person to court if their arrears were big enough to justify the cost of court time. Beyond that one would hope they'd try the nicer "gentle reminder" route first. That's correct, my friend was taken to court for being in front with her payments - the system can't cope with it. Council had to pay costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I'd imagine that it is just an administrative error. The council would only take a person to court if their arrears were big enough to justify the cost of court time. Beyond that one would hope they'd try the nicer "gentle reminder" route first. I agree, but they do like to make idle threats that they have no intension of following through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 my friend was taken to court for being in front with her payments Really? In my work I know people with arrears of two/three years who haven't been taken to court yet. Madness for the courts to even entertain a case that is in credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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