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Your bill is issued with a maximum of ten instalments - payable monthly (as required by the law governing Council Tax and Business Rates). Details of how to pay are shown on your Council Tax or Business Rates Bill.
Please note that the Civic Centre does not offer a cash receipting service, please make your payment using one of the other methods detailed below.
Direct Debit is recommended to all our customers, as this is the most efficient method of payment. Instalments are automatically collected from your Bank or Building Society as they fall due so there is no paperwork to bother with once it is set up. You will always be informed well in advance of your monthly instalments giving you time to query them if necessary.
The Council offers a choice of dates for Direct Debit: 3rd, 10th, 17th or 24th of the month.
To obtain a form telephone the Council Tax helpline on 01785 619279 or the Business Rates helpline on 01785 619282, or email revenues@staffordbc.gov.uk
You can pay either over the Internet using our on-line payments facility or by telephoning our automated telephone payment line on 01785 619271.
You will need your Account Reference Number, your card details and the amount you wish to pay.
Payments may take up to 2 working days to be credited your Council Tax or Business Rates account.
Please note there is a minimum transaction amount of £10.00. There is no charge for this service if you are paying by Debit Card and an additional charge of 1.3% if paying by credit card.
Please quote your Account Reference Number, the Council's Account Number 10841722 Barclays Bank plc, Stafford, Sort Code 20-81-00.
Please note payments may take up to 10 working days to credit your Council Tax or Business Rates account.
Trans-cash forms are available at most Post Offices. Please quote your Account Reference Number, Name and Address and the Council's Giro Account Number 4134125.
The Post Office will charge a handling fee for this service.
Please note payments may take up to 10 working days to credit your Council Tax account.
Please make your cheque payable to Stafford Borough Council and write your Account Reference Number, Name and Address on the reverse of the cheque.
Send it to Council Tax Section, Civic Centre, Riverside, Stafford. ST16 3AQ. Post-dated cheques will not be accepted.
