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Credit card surcharge

If you use a credit card to make your payment a surcharge of 1.9 per cent of the transaction value will be added to the amount you pay. There is no surcharge for debit card payments. Click here to go to the secure card payment site.

Council tax

If you are paying Council tax why not save yourself time and trouble and set up a direct debit to pay your bill. You will never have to worry again about missing your payment date and you will have a choice of 3 convenient payment dates.

We will also spread your instalments to next March, making budgeting easier.

Direct Debit is safe; secure and puts you in control.

  • We will give you 14 days notice of the amounts we deduct from your bank account.
  • We guarantee that if anything should go wrong you will get an immediate refund from your bank.
  • You can set up a direct debit via our secure web site.

Set up your Direct Debit today.

Alternatively, if you still wish to pay by debit or credit card for council tax or any other type of payment please click on Pay by card now. You will be taken to our secure site where you will be asked for your card details. If you provide your e-mail address an automated receipt will be sent to you.