Council Tax and the 'Consent to be governed' Arguments

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[vman]

People have to remember that this guy( although a lot of the info he gives is great and informative) he had sworn an oath to the bar. There is no way he would tell you you weren’t obligated to pay council tax, wether it was true or not. Local government finance act says no mandatory obligation

[halinamykhailovych]

I haven't been paying council tax for years now. They can't do anything, they owe you, but not you them. Once you understand this you won't be scared of those dead bills.

[goody]

I dont pay council tax & haven't paid it for 16 years now !

[justreality]

Please clarify, council tax is a civil matter, does not impact credit score. Therefore how is this ever a "criminal matter"? Also, the "summons" is the council hiring the magistrates court.

[stephenmcgreevy]

Remember the last financial crash . Councils had millions stashed away in Icelantic banks and your Council Tax goes up every year , citing lack of money

[steamhammerk]

in principle i am ok with council tax (if it was a reasonable figure), my problem is it feels more like a protection racket if you do not pay they will steal all your money/house and put you in jail. What on earth do they spend it all on. They must take over a million pounds from just my street each year.
A friend of mine died, the council were knocking at his door demanding money within weeks. That`s a protection racket if i ever saw one.

[eddier]

I would like policing by consent explained especially how the police in recent times have behaved towards members of the public.

[ConcernedCitizensEssex]

Haven't paid mine In 9 yrs, and council can't do anything.

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[RomanHistoryFanAD]

To be fair with how bad the council and it's services are, what are we actually paying for because clearly it is not for quality work. My Council just takes your money and does nothing for you, No new council houses, No fixing the road, No support services anything, seems like we are just paying for the overpaid council workers to sit on their rears.

[martync]

Been living out of a tent for 5 years, but I work. Not been paying council tax or rent, has been great. Its not for everyone, but if you're tough enough to give up on some creature comforts, you can save some money.

I'm sure I will be told I must pay someing or am breaking some law, but I don't care, and if I'm told to move, I'll just move.

[AA-bern]

Coucil Tax is a con. Why 1 person has to pay the same as a house of 6 people in the same type house is stupid.

[lightningstrikes]

Councils fail to collect about £2 billion in Council Tax in total on average each year and I don't think all of those people get fined or jailed so clearly you CAN get away with not paying.

[mikeybhoy]

There is no law that states a human being should pay council tax, only legislation that is all bound by contract of your legal fictional name.

[leowatkins]

Can't help thinking that if there was a legal way not to pay council tax the loophole would be very quickly closed.

[vman]

A bill is not proof of a mandatory obligation. If it was I’d be sending bills out all the time. In the end a mandate is a contract. You can choose to contact or not

[Oatmeal]

There are certain things even doctors won't tell you, in order to ensure we still require doctors.

[steverpcb]

Some years ago my local council issued the bills, then a few weeks later issued an increased bill due to "not alowing for the people who do not pay council tax" :( I phoned the local council and asked how to become one of the people who do not pay council tax, I did not get a straight answer :(

[burnsnight]

The only way to avoid council tax is not to own residential property. People who live on canal boats and continuously cruise don't pay council tax. They pay a license fee based on the size of their boat to the canal and Rivers trust. This includes water and rubbish collection. People who follow the van life, don't pay the tax, just the running costs of their van. The same for people on sea going boats, provided they don't stay put for long. The disadvantage of this is that their home depreciates in value and needs more maintenance. House prices keep going up.

[EyeOfWoden]

Did you read the documents you're discussing? If you had, you'd notice that the man or woman using them is repeatedly attempting to pay the tax on condition that the council can prove their obligation to do so. If that proof is provided, then the tax gets paid. So I'm not quite sure what you're in disagreement with.